Synonym: administer, command, control, decree, dictate, direct, dominate, govern, guide, head, influence, instruct, lead, manage, mark off, measure, order, prevail, regulate, reign, supervise. Antonym: exception. Similar words: as a rule, ruling, schedule, molecule, on schedule, behind schedule, ahead of schedule. Meaning: [ruːl] 
n. 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. v. 1. exercise authority over; as of nations 2. decide with authority 3. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance 4. decide on and make a declaration about 5. have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac 6. mark or draw with a ruler 7. keep in check.
n. 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. v. 1. exercise authority over; as of nations 2. decide with authority 3. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance 4. decide on and make a declaration about 5. have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac 6. mark or draw with a ruler 7. keep in check. 
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121. There seems to be one rule for the rich and another for the poor.
122. We hope for a world where the rule of law, not the law of the jungle, governs the conduct of nations.
123. A good rule of thumb is that a broker must generate sales of ten times his salary if his employer is to make a profit.
124. These are the countries that were once under French rule.
125. The period of Fascist rule is one people try to forget.
126. This was not the time to take risks; he knew he should play it by the rule book.
127. Most of his family are sports enthusiasts, but he's the exception to the rule.
128. The Roman Empire subjected most of Europe to its rule.
129. Many Filipinos see the bases as an extension of American colonial rule.
130. He was personally responsible for all that the people had suffered under his rule.
131. The people rose, casting off the chains of unjust rule.
132. Faraday used no mathematics at all to prove his rule.
133. In the past two years, one-party rule has vanished from Eastern Europe.
134. This rule was brought into being because the old law was abused.
135. One unbreakable rule in our school is that no child can be tested without written parental permission.
136. As a rule of thumb, you should cook a chicken for 20 minutes for each pound that it weighs.
137. The country remained under direct rule by the occupying powers.
138. Most modern kings and queens rule only in a formal way[sentencedict.com], without real power.
139. After 150 years of struggle against brutal colonial rule, the country won its independence.
140. By breaking the rule of absolute secrecy, he became a marked man.
141. As a general rule he did what he could to be helpful.
142. This rule should only be departed from in exceptional circumstances.
143. Scientists have always been aware of how fear can rule our lives and make us ill.
144. The first rule is to make eye contact with your interviewer.
145. The workers raised a great hue and cry against the new rule.
146. The whole nation was held down by the cruel rule of the king.
147. She made a rule of eating an apple a day.
148. Among her friends,(www.Sentencedict.com) casual dress and a relaxed manner are the rule.
149. Democracy and the rule of law are yet to be firmly established in the country.
150. Once you understand this rule, you'll have no further difficulty.
More similar words: as a rule, ruling, schedule, molecule, on schedule, behind schedule, ahead of schedule.