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The verb rule means to govern or exert controlling authority, such as by a monarch, dictator, or dominant hierarchy.

The noun rule commonly means a law, procedure, or regulation; or the power of authority; or a length-measuring device (e.g. ruler, steel rule).

The noun RULE has 12 related senses:

1. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

2. something regarded as a normative example

3. prescribed guide for conduct or action

4. (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

5. a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

6. a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

7. the duration of a monarch's or government's power

8. dominance or power through legal authority

9. directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted

10. any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order

11. (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems

12. measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths

Familiarity information: RULE used as a noun is familiar.

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