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ruler

[ roo-ler ]

noun

  1. a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
  2. Also a strip of wood, metal, or other material having a straight edge and usually marked off in inches or centimeters, used for drawing lines, measuring, etc.
  3. a person or thing that rules paper, wood, etc.
  4. Astrology. the planet primarily associated with any sign of the zodiac or any house of the horoscope:

    The ruler of Aries is Mars. The ruler of Taurus is Venus.



ruler

/ ˈːə /

noun

  1. a person who rules or commands
  2. Also calledrule a strip of wood, metal, or other material, having straight edges graduated usually in millimetres or inches, used for measuring and drawing straight lines
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ruler1

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; rule, -er 1
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As John Blackthorne, a shipwrecked English navigator who is taken prisoner, he becomes involved in a battle among warlords seeking to become Japan’s supreme military ruler and falls in love with his married interpreter.

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And both groups, blinded by propaganda, willingly march into the meat grinder for rulers who see them as nothing more than disposable labor.

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Niger's military ruler has been sworn in as the country's president for a transitional period of five years.

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Hamas has been the sole ruler in Gaza since 2007, after winning Palestinian elections a year prior and then violently ousting rivals.

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And yet, despite all the terror and bloodshed, Duterte left office with an 81% approval rating — one of the most popular rulers of the Philippines.

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