ruling+power

  • 11power elite — Synonyms and related words: Establishment, VIP, aristocracy, baron, barons, big gun, big man, big name, bigwig, brass, brass hat, bureaucracy, celebrity, cream, dignitary, dignity, directorate, elder, elite, establishment, father, figure, great… …

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  • 12power structure — Synonyms and related words: amperage, animal kingdom, aristocracy, armipotence, authority, barons, beef, black power, brute force, bureaucracy, caste, chain of being, charge, charisma, class, class structure, clout, cogence, cogency, compulsion,… …

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  • 13Ruling clique — A ruling clique is a group of people who jointly rule an oligarchic form of government.Ruling cliques generally differ from another type of oligarchy: a military junta. Military juntas are always ruled by military personnel (often high ranking… …

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  • 14ruling — ▪ I. ruling rul‧ing 1 [ˈruːlɪŋ] noun [countable] LAW an official decision, especially one made by a court: ruling that • a district court ruling that the plaintiff s medical evidence was unreliable • The Commission must issue a final r …

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  • 15ruling class — Synonyms and related words: aedileship, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocracy, barons, bishopric, bureaucracy, chairmanship, chancellery, chancellorate, chancellorship, chiefery, chiefry, chieftaincy, chieftainry,… …

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  • 16Ruling gradient — The ruling gradient (or ruling grade) of a section of railway line is the steepest section of that line. The ruling gradient is important in assigning locomotives to trains, as the locomotives must have sufficient power to pull the train over the …

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  • 17Ruling Queens of Númenor — In J. R. R. Tolkien s Middle earth legendarium, the Ruling Queens of Númenor were Dúnedain women who ruled the kingdom of Númenor. Out of Númenor s twenty five rulers, only three were female. Although the females in Tolkien s writings generally… …

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  • 18ruling */*/ — I UK [ˈruːlɪŋ] / US [ˈrulɪŋ] adjective [only before noun] in control of, or having the most power in, a country, group, or organization Members of the ruling party and the opposition met last night. a member of the ruling classes II UK [ˈruːlɪŋ]… …

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  • 19ruling — rul|ing1 [ rulıŋ ] adjective only before noun ** in control of or having the most power in a country, group, or organization: Members of the ruling party and the opposition met last night. a member of the ruling classes ruling rul|ing 2 [ rulıŋ ] …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20power — I UK [ˈpaʊə(r)] / US [ˈpaʊər] noun Word forms power : singular power plural powers *** Metaphor: Having power and controlling someone is like being in a higher position than them. Not having power is like being low down. They have no… …

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