ruler
[noun]
Synonyms:
- governor, commander, controller, head of state, king or queen, leader, lord, monarch, potentate, sovereign
- measure, rule, yardstick

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English Thesaurus: king, queen, monarch, monarchy, prince, ...

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rul‧er /ˈruːlə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: rule, ruler, ruling, unruliness; adjective: ruling, unruly, ruled; verb: rule, overrule]

1. someone such as a king or queen who has official power over a country or area

2.
a long flat straight piece of plastic, metal, or wood that you use for measuring things or drawing straight lines:
a 12-inch ruler

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ruler
noun
ADJ. great | effective, powerful, strong | weak | enlightened | democratic | absolute an absolute ruler who will tolerate no opposition
virtual At that time the East India Company was the virtual ruler of Bengal.
sovereign | supreme | hereditary | legitimate, rightful | independent | former | colonial, military | secular
RULER + VERB come to power, seize power | govern (sb/sth), hold power a ruler who held power for over twenty years
PREP. under a/the ~ The country was finally united under one ruler.
~ over He eventually became ruler over the Burgundians.

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king the male ruler of a country, who comes from a royal family:
George III was the king of England at that time.
King Harald V of Norway
queen a woman who rules a country because she is from a royal family, or the wife of a king:
She became queen when she was only 14 years old.
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
monarch a king or queen:
The bishops were appointed by the monarch.
monarchy a country that is ruled by a king or queen, or this type of political system:
Britain is a constitutional monarchy.
Some people want the monarchy to be abolished.
prince the son of a king, queen, or prince, or the male ruler of a small country or state:
Prince Rainier of Monaco
The prince will inherit the throne when his father dies.
ruler someone such as a king, who has official power over a country and its people:
the ruler of Babylonia
General Musharraf was the former military ruler of Pakistan.
emperor the ruler of an empire (=group of countries):
the Habsburg emperors of the 19th century
Emperor Hirohito
sovereign formal a king or queen:
It was hoped that a meeting of the two sovereigns would ease tensions between the countries.
regent someone who governs instead of a king or queen, because the king or queen is ill, absent, or still a child:
Edward II left his friend Gaveston as regent.
the crown formal the position of king or queen:
Warwick was a loyal servant of the crown.

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leader the person who directs or controls a group, organization, country etc:
12,000 party members will vote next week to elect a new leader.
leaders of developing nations from around the world
ruler someone, such as a king or queen or a military leader, who has official power over a country or area:
Sheik Mohamed, ruler of Dubai
Argentina’s former military rulers
head of state someone who leads a country or state:
Twenty-one heads of state will meet at the annual World Trade summit.
figurehead someone who is seen as the leader of a country or organization, although he or she does not have any real power:
the Queen’s role as a national figurehead
There are advantages in having a respected personality as a figurehead for the organisation.
ringleader someone who leads a group that is doing something illegal or wrong:
The alleged ringleaders of the gang have been arrested.
the ringleaders of the airplane bomb plot

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