v. |
[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
|
|
n. |
[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
|
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