ruling

held by or applicable to a majority of the people the ruling opinion on premarital sex Synonyms common, majority, overall, popular, prevailing, public, received, general, vulgarRelated Words unanimous, universal; pop; everyday, familiar, household, usual, well-known; contemporary, current, present; dominant, predominant, preponderant; characteristic, typical; pandemic, pervasive, prevalent, rife, widespread; communal, sharedNear Antonyms rare, strange, unknown, unusual; distinctive, especial, idiosyncratic, peculiar, special, unique; individual, separate, singular; nonpublic, personal, privateAntonyms uncommon, unpopular

1 a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard the controversial ruling by the state's supreme court caused an uproar Synonyms doom, finding, holding, judgment (or judgement), sentenceRelated Words inquest, verdict; authority; decree, edict, injunction, order; arbitrament, award, declaration, deliverance, dictum, pronouncement; conclusion, decision, determination, opinion, resolution; discipline, penalty, punishment

2 an order publicly issued by an authority the FCC's ruling regarding the broadcasting of obscenities Synonyms bull, decree, diktat, directive, fiat, rescript, edict, ukaseRelated Words call, conclusion, decision, deliverance, determination, diagnosis, judgment (or judgement), opinion, resolution, verdict; announcement, declaration, dictum, manifesto, proclamation, pronouncement; canon, encyclical