RULING


Meaning of RULING in English

I. rul ‧ ing 1 /ˈruːlɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ rule , ↑ ruler , ↑ ruling , ↑ unruliness ; adjective : ↑ ruling , ↑ unruly , ↑ ruled ; verb : ↑ rule , ↑ overrule ]

an official decision, especially one made by a court

ruling on

the recent Supreme Court ruling on defendants’ rights

II. ruling 2 BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ rule , ↑ ruler , ↑ ruling , ↑ unruliness ; adjective : ↑ ruling , ↑ unruly , ↑ ruled ; verb : ↑ rule , ↑ overrule ]

1 . the ruling group in a country or organization is the group that controls it:

A ruling class clearly existed.

the ruling body of American golf

2 . a ruling interest or emotion interests someone more than anything else:

Football remains the ruling passion of many men.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.