ruled

[ US /ˈɹuɫd/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈuːld/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. subject to a ruling authority
    the ruled mass
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How To Use ruled In A Sentence

  • Class privilege has reached the point where the entire society is ruled by a plutocracy.
  • I don't think we should be ruled (in stylistic matters) by teachers of Freshman Comp. Passive Voice Should Be Avoided, Especially in Blog Post Titles
  • A watchdog has ruled that clamping cannot be allowed in areas where there is no obvious warning notice.
  • This recent wave of terrorism has ruled out any chance of peace talks.
  • Antioch held Edessa and Tripoli under its sway and was ruled by Normans.
  • From the association's secretary each member received a package of more or less gorgeous blanks, printed like a billhead, on handsome paper, properly ruled in columns; a bill-head worded something like this -- Life on the Mississippi
  • An arbitration tribunal from the International Chamber of Commerce ruled Cukurova Holding, owned by Turkish businessman Mehmet Karamehmet , must pay the amount, plus interest dating back to June 2007, after withdrawing from a deal to sell a stake in the company. TeliaSonera Wins Damages
  • African tribal societies were traditionally ruled by a council of elders.
  • My best guess is if negotiations haven't got anywhere by the end of Eid, in other words towards the end of this week, then I think there will be a battle for Sirte, but not yet. ruled out the extradition of the Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi . The Guardian World News
  • This usage proceeded, in part, from the notion of consanguinity between every member of a clan, even of the lowest degree, to his chieftain, and the affability and courtesy with which the head was in the habit of treating those over whom he ruled. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I.
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