ruling is related to Dictatorship, i.e.
unlimited power. But governing means running rules on basis of Constitution.
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Defferance btween ruling and opposition party
governing
The people ruling in it.
A territory or colony is an area of land controlled by another usually distant country. The ruling country has governing authority over the territory and its inhabitants.
If by opposite, you mean the country ruling the colony, the nation that is the centre of the empire, then you might say overlord, imperial nation, ruler, governing state, or perhaps mother country or homeland, depending on the relationship between colony and ruler.
the ruling bodyof a democracy
what is the ruling of a country,state,or district
adj. 1. Exercising control or authority: the ruling junta; ruling circles of the government. 2. Predominant: the ruling principle. n. 1. The act of governing or controlling. 2. An authoritative or official decision: a court ruling. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ruling
The is no single definition to these terms. Usually, Republic means that the country is not a kingdom. Islamic generally means that Islam takes an important part in the ruling of the country. The term "People" mostly refer to countries with socialism or communism as political system.
self-ruling, free, independent, sovereign, self-sufficient, self-governing
Respect the governing process means simply respect how the ruling authorities or person in charge does things? In other words respect my authority!