Policynoun
(obsolete) The art of governance; political science.
Policynoun
(obsolete) A state; a polity.
Policynoun
(obsolete) A set political system; civil administration.
Policynoun
(obsolete) A trick; a stratagem.
Policynoun
A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body.
Policynoun
Wise or advantageous conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness.
Policynoun
Specifically, political shrewdness or (formerly) cunning; statecraft.
Policynoun
The grounds of a large country house.
Policynoun
(obsolete) Motive; object; inducement.
Policynoun
(law)
Policynoun
A contract of insurance.
Policynoun
A document containing or certifying this contract.
Policynoun
(obsolete) An illegal daily lottery in late nineteenth and early twentieth century USA on numbers drawn from a lottery wheel (no plural)
Policynoun
A number pool lottery
Policyverb
(transitive) To regulate by laws; to reduce to order.
Policynoun
Civil polity.
Policynoun
The settled method by which the government and affairs of a nation are, or may be, administered; a system of public or official administration, as designed to promote the external or internal prosperity of a state.
Policynoun
The method by which any institution is administered; system of management; course.
Policynoun
Management or administration based on temporal or material interest, rather than on principles of equity or honor; hence, worldly wisdom; dexterity of management; cunning; stratagem.
Policynoun
Prudence or wisdom in the management of public and private affairs; wisdom; sagacity; wit.
Policynoun
Motive; object; inducement.
Policynoun
A ticket or warrant for money in the public funds.
Policynoun
The writing or instrument in which a contract of insurance is embodied; an instrument in writing containing the terms and conditions on which one party engages to indemnify another against loss arising from certain hazards, perils, or risks to which his person or property may be exposed. See Insurance.
Policynoun
A method of gambling by betting as to what numbers will be drawn in a lottery; as, to play policy.
Policyverb
To regulate by laws; to reduce to order.
Policynoun
a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government;
Policynoun
a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group;
Policynoun
written contract or certificate of insurance;
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a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organization or individual
Policynoun
prudent or expedient conduct or action
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a contract of insurance
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an illegal lottery or numbers game
Policy
Policy is a deliberate system of principles to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. A policy is a statement of intent, and is implemented as a procedure or protocol.
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.
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(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.
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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;
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something regarded as a normative example;
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prescribed guide for conduct or action
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(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
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a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct;
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a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system;
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the duration of a monarch's or government's power;
Rulenoun
dominance or power through legal authority;
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directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted;
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any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order;
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(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;
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be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance;
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decide on and make a declaration about;
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have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
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mark or draw with a ruler;
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keep in check;