as in monarch
one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority
the aging ruler agonized over the choice of an heir
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Recent Examples of ruler
But that shift from ideologue to pragmatist, omnipotent ruler to master delegator, must be emulated.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
Residents can help report snowfall totals by finding a flat area away from trees and buildings, and measuring snow depth to the closest tenth of an inch with a ruler.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
Egede has been calling for full independence from its former colonial ruler Denmark.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
In August, the Taliban rulers issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public under new laws approved by the supreme leader in efforts to combat vice and promote virtue.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
Residents can help report snowfall totals by finding a flat area away from trees and buildings, and measuring snow depth to the closest tenth of an inch with a ruler.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
Egede has been calling for full independence from its former colonial ruler Denmark.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
In August, the Taliban rulers issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public under new laws approved by the supreme leader in efforts to combat vice and promote virtue.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruler
Noun
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Stewart has often supported the monarch's charitable initiatives, including the King's Trust.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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The machine was designed at the request of the French king Louis XIV—the monarch who commissioned Versailles, also known as the Sun King.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Jan. 2025
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Much better to be overlooked and underappreciated than in the sovereign’s good graces.—
Eva Wolchover,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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Princess Beatrice Suddenly Changes Christmas Plans Due to Pregnancy The Christmas broadcast is one of the British sovereign's most famous holiday traditions, which King George V kicked off in 1932 and Queen Elizabeth televised for the first time in 1957.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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Illiberal leaders select their cabinet members in the same way that emperors used to choose the governors of rebellious provinces: What matters most is the appointee’s loyalty and capacity to resist being suborned or co-opted by others.—
Ivan Krastev,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2025
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What China needed was something like a final emperor, the breaker of the despotic chain who would summon modernity by fiat.—
Chang Che,
The New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2024
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One day later, reality hit and the 155-pound king showed there are levels to the game, taking down the challenger and sinking in a D’Arce choke to force the first-round tapout in the UFC 311 main event Saturday at Intuit Dome.—
Brian Martin,
Orange County Register,
18 Jan. 2025
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Now the king is back, hanging out with current Cubs players at a North Side blues club.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Ruler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruler. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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