Historique

rule

[1]	rule over , reign (over) , govern , be in control/charge/command (of/over) , be in power (over) , hold sway (over) , wield the sceptre , wear the crown , run , prevail , hold sway , dominate , predominate , control
[2]	direct , guide , manage , control , lead , head (up) , preside (over) , superintend , oversee , supervise , regulate , govern , run
[3]	decide , judge , hand down a judgement/decision , decree , deem , resolve , settle , determine , find , declare , pronounce
[4]	rule out , ban , bar , prohibit , exclude , eliminate , forbid , preclude , proscribe , negate , dismiss , disregard , bypass , ignore , overlook
[5]	govern
[6]	decree
[7]	predominate , dominate , reign , prevail
[8]	find
[9]	harness , rein

[1]	regulation , regulation , order , law , ordinance , ruling , decree , ukase , statute , principle , direction , guide , guideline , precept
[2]	dominion , convention , normal , authority , control , pattern , formula , sovereignty , sway , command , ascendancy , direction , oversight , supervision , mastery
[3]	fact , prescript , standard , customs , practice , form , routine , convention , policy , way things are
[4]	as a rule , linguistic rule , generally , usually , normally , customarily , for the most part , mostly , ordinarily , mainly , in the main , chiefly , on the whole , commonly , more often than not
[5]	principle
[6]	dominion
[7]	principle
[8]	formula
[9]	ruler