Govern vs. Rule
Governverb
(transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
Governverb
(transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
Governverb
(transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
Governverb
(transitive) To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
Governverb
(intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.
Governverb
(intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence.
Governverb
To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.
Governverb
To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority.
Governverb
To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.
Governverb
To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case.
Governverb
To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control.
Governverb
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations;
Governverb
direct or strongly influence the behavior of;
Governverb
exercise authority over; as of nations;
Governverb
require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood;
Governverb
conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of (a state, organization, or people) with authority
Governverb
control, influence, or regulate (a person, action, or course of events)
Governverb
conduct oneself, especially with regard to controlling one's emotions
Governverb
serve to decide (a legal case).
Governverb
(of a word) require that (another word or group of words) be in a particular case
Rulenoun
A regulation, law, guideline.
Rulenoun
A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
Rulenoun
A straight line continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like, especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.
Rulenoun
A regulating principle.
Rulenoun
The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
Rulenoun
A normal condition or state of affairs.
Rulenoun
(obsolete) Conduct; behaviour.
Rulenoun
(legal) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
Rulenoun
(math) A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.
Rulenoun
A thin plate of brass or other metal, of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.
Ruleverb
(transitive) To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
Ruleverb
To excel.
Ruleverb
(transitive) To mark (paper or the like) with rules lines.
Ruleverb
(intransitive) To decide judicially.
Ruleverb
(transitive) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
Rulenoun
That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.
Rulenoun
Uniform or established course of things.
Rulenoun
Systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise at six o'clock.
Rulenoun
The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
Rulenoun
An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
Rulenoun
A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root.
Rulenoun
A general principle concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is a rule in England, that s or es , added to a noun in the singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but "man" forms its plural "men", and is an exception to the rule.
Rulenoun
A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler.
Rulenoun
A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.
Ruleverb
To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage.
Ruleverb
To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; - used chiefly in the passive.
Ruleverb
To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
Ruleverb
To require or command by rule; to give as a direction or order of court.
Ruleverb
To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.
Ruleverb
To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; - often followed by over.
Ruleverb
To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to decide an incidental point; to enter a rule.
Ruleverb
To keep within a (certain) range for a time; to be in general, or as a rule; as, prices ruled lower yesterday than the day before.
Rulenoun
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior;
Rulenoun
something regarded as a normative example;
Rulenoun
prescribed guide for conduct or action
Rulenoun
(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
Rulenoun
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct;
Rulenoun
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system;
Rulenoun
the duration of a monarch's or government's power;
Rulenoun
dominance or power through legal authority;
Rulenoun
directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted;
Rulenoun
any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order;
Rulenoun
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems;
Rulenoun
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
Ruleverb
exercise authority over; as of nations;
Ruleverb
decide with authority;
Ruleverb
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance;
Ruleverb
decide on and make a declaration about;
Ruleverb
have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
Ruleverb
mark or draw with a ruler;
Ruleverb
keep in check;
