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'rules'

[rule.n.01] as in: a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

Examples:
it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast
short haircuts were the regulation

'rules'

[convention.n.02] as in: something regarded as a normative example

Examples:
the convention of not naming the main character
violence is the rule not the exception
his formula for impressing visitors

'rules'

[rule.n.03] as in: prescribed guide for conduct or action

'rules'

[rule.n.04] as in: (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

'rules'

[principle.n.01] as in: a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

Examples:
their principles of composition characterized all their works

'rules'

[rule.n.06] as in: the duration of a monarch's or government's power

Examples:
during the rule of Elizabeth

'rules'

[dominion.n.01] as in: dominance or power through legal authority

Examples:
France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa
the rule of Caesar

'rules'

[rule.n.08] as in: directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted

Examples:
he knew the rules of chess

'rules'

[rule.n.09] as in: any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order

Examples:
the rule of St.

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'rules'

[principle.n.04] as in: a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

Examples:
the principle of the conservation of mass
the principle of jet propulsion
the right-hand rule for inductive fields

'rules'

[rule.n.11] as in: (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems

Examples:
he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs
he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials

'rules'

[rule.n.12] as in: 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

'rules'

[govern.v.03] as in: exercise authority over; as of nations

Examples:
Who is governing the country now?

'rules'

[rule.v.02] as in: decide with authority

Examples:
The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed

'rules'

[predominate.v.01] as in: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

Examples:
Money reigns supreme here
Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood

'rules'

[rule.v.04] as in: decide on and make a declaration about

Examples:
find someone guilty

'rules'

[rule.v.05] as in: have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

'rules'

[rule.v.06] as in: mark or draw with a ruler

Examples:
rule the margins

'rules'

[rule.v.07] as in: keep in check

Examples:
rule one's temper