ruling
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
describing a person, group, or party that is currently in control of a country or organization.
exercising control or authority; currently reigning or governing.
Simple“The ruling party has promised to lower taxes before the next election.”
In context“The ruling coalition faced significant internal pressure to reform the healthcare system before the parliamentary session concluded.”
Usage ruling coalition · ruling party
“Speaking after Cheema-Grubb's ruling was made, Cat said Razzell was continuing to harm her family and was "actively choosing to be controlling and abusive from within prison".”
“Judge Bryan Biedscheid said in a ruling late Thursday that the bulk of the money will be used for treatment services for young people.”
By surface analysis, rule + -ing.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.