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Meaning of rulership | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɹuːlə(ɹ)ʃɪp

Definitions

A position in which one rules or has sovereignty over others.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Herrschaft
Suomi hallitusvalta valtius
Français dominance pouvoir
עברית שלטון
Latina temperamentum
Nederlands heerschappij
Polski władza władztwo

Examples

“All rulership has its original and its most legitimate source in man’s wish⟳ to emancipate himself from life’s necessity, and men achieved such liberation by means of violence, by forcing others to bear⟳ the burden of life for them.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Rules rules and regulations rules are made to be broken rules lawyer rules of the game rules of the road

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