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[ noun ] a person who rules or commands
Synonyms Examples "swayer of the universe" Used in print (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)This rule providing_for a blackout of televised baseball 30_minutes before the start of a major or minor_league game in any area comes from the game 's top rulers . (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)As the historic processes of modernization gradually gain momentum , their cohesion will be threatened by divisive forces , the gaps between rulers and subjects , town and country , will widen ; new aspirants for power will emerge whose ambitions far exceed their competence ; old rulers may lose their nerve and their sense_of_direction . As the historic processes of modernization gradually gain momentum , their cohesion will be threatened by divisive forces , the gaps between rulers and subjects , town and country , will widen ; new aspirants for power will emerge whose ambitions far exceed their competence ; old rulers may lose their nerve and their sense_of_direction . |
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[ noun ] 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
Synonyms Used in print (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)She had taken him out of the schoolhouse and closed the school for the summer , after she saw Miss_Snow crack Joel across the face with a ruler for letting a snake loose in the schoolroom . Related terms measure foot_rule meterstick yardstick carpenter's_rule rule |
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