| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The act of exercising controlling power or the condition of being so controlled: command, control, dominance, domination, dominion, mastery, reign, sway. See OVER. 2. A system by which a political unit is controlled: governance, government, regime. See POLITICS. 3. The continuous exercise of authority over a political unit: administration, control, direction, governance, government. See CONTROL, POLITICS. 4. A principle governing affairs within or among political units: canon, decree, edict, institute, law, ordinance, precept, prescription, regulation. See LAW. 5. A code or set of codes governing action or procedure, for example: dictate, prescript, regulation, rubric. See ORDER. 6. A regular or customary matter, condition, or course of events: commonplace, norm, ordinary, usual. See USUAL. | | VERB: | 1. To command or issue commands in an arrogant manner: boss, dictate, dominate, domineer, order, tyrannize. See OVER. 2. To exercise authority or influence over: control, direct, dominate, govern. Idioms: be at the helm, be in the driver's seat, hold sway over, hold the reins. See OVER. 3. To occupy the preeminent position in: dominate, predominate, preponderate, prevail, reign. Idioms: have the ascendancy, reign supreme. See OVER. 4. To exercise the authority of a sovereign: govern, reign. Archaic : sway. Idioms: wear the crown (or purple) . See OVER. 5. To make a decision about (a controversy or dispute, for example) after deliberation, as in a court of law: adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, decide, decree, determine, judge, referee, umpire. See DECIDE, LAW. | | PHRASAL VERB: | rule out To keep from being admitted, included, or considered: bar, count out, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, keep out, shut out. See INCLUDE. rule out To prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action: avert, forestall, forfend, obviate, preclude, prevent, stave off, ward (off). Idioms: nip in the bud. See ALLOW.
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