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Meanings of ruler in English

Russian
линейка
Portuguese
escala
Spanish
regla graduada
Catalan
regle graduat
Wikidata

Tool used to draw or measure distances along a straight line.

линейка
Portuguese
governador
Catalan
governador
Spanish
gobernador

A person who rules or commands.

governador
Russian
правитель
Portuguese
governante
Spanish
gobernante
Catalan
governant

Person who reigns over a certain region or country.

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правитель
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Examples for "subject"
Examples for "subject"
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A possible debt capital market transaction may follow, subject to market conditions.
Reuters
2
A seven-year issuance might follow, subject to market conditions, the document said.
Reuters
3
The treaty also made a future EU common defence subject to safeguards.
The Irish Times
4
The agreement is still subject to conditions, including approval from competition authorities.
The South African
5
Of course, any movie box office list is subject to serious interpretation.
Reuters
Usage of ruler in English
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He is the best ruler of France that we could hope for.
The Lady of the Rivers
2
The ruler in turn is in the position of son to Heaven.
A History of China
3
Among them was the foreign minister of Zimbabwe's former colonial ruler, Britain.
Reuters
4
Besides, these were dangerous, demanding times, and they required a strong ruler.
The First King of Shannara
5
In perspective: its length is only slightly longer than a standard ruler.
The South African
6
The Muslim north had largely voted for former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari.
The Guardian
7
The 75-year-old former military ruler promised a new push in the offensive.
Reuters
8
Such a step would surely be a dangerous threat to any ruler.
Dancer’s Lament
9
In the mining district, the ancient ruler had been the mightiest smith.
The Magician's Show Box, and Other Stories
10
However, the ruler was murdered by NATO operatives in a 2011 raid.
The South African
11
You must know that my father was the ruler of this city.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
12
Dates provided next to a given ruler indicate the period of reign.
Space Master, GM Book
13
And they came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue.
A Life of St. John for the Young
14
Previous emperors had been figureheads; Frederick became the real ruler of Europe.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 / (From Barbaro...
15
Then for the first time I saw the ruler of the scene.
Under the Andes
16
Their ruler had seemed moody of late, and given to strange forebodings.
A Canticle For Leibowitz
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Ruler through the time
Ruler across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common