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rule
noun as in standard, principle of behavior
Strong matches
aphorism, apothegm, assize, axiom, basis, canon, command, commandment, criterion, decorum, dictum, direction, edict, etiquette, formula, fundamental, gnome, guide, keynote, keystone, maxim, model, moral, ordinance, precept, prescription, propriety, regimen, tenet, truism
Weak matches
brocard, chapter and verse, decretion, no-no's, the book, the numbers
noun as in leadership of organization
Strongest matches
administration, authority, control, domination, government, power, regime, reign, sovereignty
Strong matches
ascendancy, command, direction, dominion, empire, influence, jurisdiction, supremacy, sway
Weak match
noun as in method, way
Example Sentences
The chancellor is giving herself more headroom in her numbers – more space before breaking her self-imposed rules to reassure the markets.
Nexstar Media Group’s bid to buy rival broadcaster Tegna would create a combined company whose television stations reach more homes than federal rules currently allow.
Some of the biggest obstacles facing Germany’s military planners are intangible: ponderous procurement rules, onerous data protection laws, and other regulations forged in a more peaceful era.
The president insists that his government respects the rule of law and has not targeted anyone for political reasons.
However, detectives did not rule out that the body had been dumped prior to 2004.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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