In dictionaries:
ruling class
Elite group controlling power, resources.
Ruling party
The ruling party or governing party in a democratic parliamentary or presidential system is the political party or coalition holding a majority of elected positions in a parliament, in the case of parliamentary systems, or holding the executive branch, in presidential systems, that administers the affairs of state after an election.
ruling classes
Elites controlling power and resources.
ruling elite
ruling out
Eliminating possibilities through careful evaluation.
court ruling
revenue ruling
Official IRS guidance on taxation.
letter ruling
Official clarification on specific tax.
ruling passion
Dominant desire driving one's actions.
preliminary ruling
(European Union law) A decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the interpretation of European Union law, made at the request of a court or tribunal of a European Union member state.
ruling regime
Authority governing according to laws.
ruling elders
ruling planet
(astrology) The planet (a term which in astrology includes the Sun and Moon) which is considered to have especially strong influence over a given zodiac sign; the sign is called the planet's domicile.
ruling elder
Church representative in Presbyterian governance.
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