rule

govern, manage

standard, principle of behavior

Synonyms: aphorism, apothegm, assize, axiom, basis, brocard, canon, chapter and verse, command, commandment, criterion, decorum, decree, decretion, dictum, direction, edict, etiquette, formula, fundamental, gnome, guide, guideline, keynote, keystone, law, maxim, model, moral, no-no’s, order, ordinance, precedent, precept, prescription, propriety, regimen, regulation, ruling, statute, tenet, test, the book, the numbers, truism

leadership of organization

Synonyms: administration, ascendancy, authority, command, control, direction, domination, dominion, empire, government, influence, jurisdiction, power, regime, regnancy, reign, sovereignty, supremacy, sway

method, way

Synonyms: course, custom, formula, habit, normalcy, normality, order of things, policy, practice, procedure, routine

Synonyms: administer, be in authority, be in driver’s seat, be in power, bridle, command, conduct, control, crack the whip, curb, decree, dictate, direct, dominate, domineer, guide, hold sway, hold the reins, keep under one’s thumb, lay down the law, lead, order, overrule, predominate, preponderate, preside, prevail, regulate, reign, restrain, rule the roost, run, run the show, sit on top of, sway, take over

Antonyms: serve, submit

judge, decide

Synonyms: adjudge, adjudicate, conclude, decree, deduce, determine, establish, figure, find, fix, gather, hold, infer, lay down, pass upon, postulate, prescribe, pronounce, resolve, settle, theorize

Antonyms: plead

ruled lines

the Benedictine rule

In that country, corruption is the rule rather than the exception.

to rule a sheet of paper

ruled paper

You must obey all of the rules.

the rules of conduct in the office

We are all bound by the rules of our culture.

My mother laid down the rule that we should go to bed before ten.

the rules of versification

hygienic rules

I made it a rule never to hurry again.

Famine is the rule following war.

the rule of law

Under Nadder's rule Iran became strong.

during his ten-year rule

The judge ruled that he was innocent.

if it is ruled that all drunks must be apprehended ...

The court ruled in his favor.

He is ruled by his friends.

Please be ruled by me and don't buy that house.

Reason ruled his fear.

He is ruled by jealousy.

Violence rules the plot of this film.

He ruled the country with an iron fist.

As a rule, I go to bed at eleven.

Smoking in the movie house is against the rules.

The police have ruled out arson.

An injury ruled him out for the game.

as a rule

against the rules

break the rules

let one's heart rule one's head

rule out

rule out

rules and regulations

stretch (or bend) the rules