A specification of behavior used as an authoritative guide for conduct.
To specify behavior as an authoritative guide for conduct.
To exercise power or authority over a person, a group of persons, animals, territories or an organization.
To emerge; to be visible or larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance.
A plan of action intended to solve a problem.
To decide with authority.
something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"
dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"
exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"
be larger in number, quantity, or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a mechanical system: "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works"
a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"
directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"
the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"
mark or draw with a ruler; of margins
have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
decide with authority
decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"
keep in check; "rule one's temper"
a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
prescribed guide for conduct or action
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"
a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
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
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes'' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"
any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"
(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
the duration of a monarch''s or government''s power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"
keep in check; "rule one''s temper"
decide with authority; "The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed"
mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
something regarded as a normative example
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
dominance or power through legal authority
the duration of a monarch's or government's power
keep in check
decide on and make a declaration about
mark or draw with a ruler
exercise authority over; as of nations
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
