# ruling

/ˈɹuɫɪŋ/ (US) · /ɹˈuːlɪŋ/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/ruling
Updated: 2026-06-19

## Senses

### 2. in power

adjective · CEFR B2

describing a person, group, or party that is currently in control of a country or organization.

For teachers: exercising control or authority; currently reigning or governing.

- The ruling party has promised to lower taxes before the next election.
- The ruling coalition faced significant internal pressure to reform the healthcare system before the parliamentary session concluded.

## Examples

- The judge will give her ruling tomorrow morning.
- The supreme court issued a landmark ruling that changed how the law applies to digital privacy.
- Legal experts spent weeks debating the implications of the ruling, which effectively overturned decades of established precedent regarding property rights and public access.

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