ruling
[noun]
Synonyms:
- decision, adjudication, decree, judgment, pronouncement, verdict
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- governing, commanding, controlling, reigning
- predominant, chief, dominant, main, pre-eminent, preponderant, prevailing, principal

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Contrasted words: peripheral

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I. rul‧ing¹ /ˈruːlɪŋ/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: rule, ruler, ruling, unruliness; adjective: ruling, unruly, ruled; verb: rule, overrule]
an official decision, especially one made by a court
ruling on
the recent Supreme Court ruling on defendants’ rights

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II. ruling² adjective [only before noun]
[Word Family: noun: rule, ruler, ruling, unruliness; adjective: ruling, unruly, ruled; verb: rule, overrule]

1. the ruling group in a country or organization is the group that controls it:
A ruling class clearly existed.
the ruling body of American golf

2. a ruling interest or emotion interests someone more than anything else:
Football remains the ruling passion of many men.

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ruling
noun
ADJ. authoritative, definitive | unanimous | adverse | preliminary | original | final | court, legal
VERB + RULING give, hand down, issue, make | overturn, reverse The Court of Appeal overturned the original ruling.
uphold
PREP. ~ against the European Court's ruling against detention without trial
~ by the ruling by the High Court
~ in favour of The newspaper said that this was a ruling in favour of freedom of speech.
~ on The House of Lords will make a final ruling on the case next week.

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