rule, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

rule n

1 axiom, canon, criterion, decree, dictum, direction, guide, guideline, law, maxim, order, ordinance, precept, principle, regulation, ruling, standard, tenet

2 administration, ascendancy, authority, command, control, direction, domination, dominion, empire, government, influence, jurisdiction, leadership, mastery, power, regime, reign, supremacy, sway

3 condition, convention, custom, form, habit, order or way of things, practice, procedure, routine, tradition, wont

4 course, formula, method, policy, procedure, way

5 as a rule customarily vb

6 administer, be in authority, be in power, be number one (informal) command, control, direct, dominate, govern, guide, hold sway, lead, manage, preside over, regulate, reign, wear the crown

7 adjudge, adjudicate, decide, decree, determine, establish, find, judge, lay down, pronounce, resolve, settle

8 be customary, be pre-eminent, be prevalent, be superior, hold sway, obtain, predominate, preponderate, prevail