Thesaurus results for RULER

ruler

noun

ˈrü-lər

Definition of ruler

as in monarch

one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority the aging ruler agonized over the choice of an heir

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Recent Examples of ruler The Libra Sun trines your ruler Uranus in your playful 5th house, connecting creativity, romance, learning, and experimentation. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026 The Pisces Moon in your finance zone squares your ruler Uranus in your playful 5th house, making spontaneous plans, tickets, hobbies, or treats harder to resist. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026 The song follows two other rulers from the Better Late Than Never era, released in November 2025. — Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026 Many key words from the slogan are coded deep in Xi Jinping Thought, the official political doctrine of China’s ruler. — Afra Wang, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ruler

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Noun

In a video cameo, Cruise gave the monarch a shout-out while in a fighter jet.

— Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Motorcades carrying presidents, prime ministers and monarchs to the building had priority on nearby streets and traffic was often at a standstill.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of monarch

Noun

Failing to recognize that flaw has been the downfall of emperors and autocrats.

— Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Along the route taken by tourists and pilgrims are several steles marking ritual proclamations made on behalf of emperors during the first year of each reign.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of emperor

Noun

Against encroaching social upheavals, the sovereign was resolutely the center of a mercantilist universe.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The couple will remain non-working royals and will not be carrying out any official royal engagements on behalf of the sovereign, the document said.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

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