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1Ruling class — The term ruling class refers to the social class of a given society that decides upon and sets that society s political policy. The ruling class is a particular sector of the upper class that adheres to quite specific circumstances: it has both… …
2Ruling Queens of Númenor — In J. R. R. Tolkien s Middle earth legendarium, the Ruling Queens of Númenor were Dúnedain women who ruled the kingdom of Númenor. Out of Númenor s twenty five rulers, only three were female. Although the females in Tolkien s writings generally… …
3Ruling gradient — The ruling gradient (or ruling grade) of a section of railway line is the steepest section of that line. The ruling gradient is important in assigning locomotives to trains, as the locomotives must have sufficient power to pull the train over the …
4Ruling — Rule Rule, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Syn: regulation; law; precept; maxim; guide; canon; order; method; direction; control; government; sway; empire. [1913 Webster] Rule Rule, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruling}.] [Cf. OF. riuler …
5Ruling institution of the Ottoman Empire — The governing of the Ottoman Empire is more than the description of its court, customs, ceremonies, and officials with catalogues of their provinces and duties.Most of the structures in Ottoman government can be traced back through to Tartary to… …
6ruling — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. decision, decree, verdict; see judgment 3 , law 3 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. judgment, determination, decision, settlement, verdict, adjudication, finding. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Exercising… …
7Ruling Ring — Greatest of the Great Rings. A name given to the One Ring, because of the authority it granted its wearer over the other Rings of Power …
8Webster ruling — The Webster ruling is a test case in association football law involving Andy Webster, a defender formerly with Heart of Midlothian football club in Edinburgh, Scotland. In September 2006 he became the first player to exploit the updated transfer… …
9Legal dispute over Quebec's language policy — The legal dispute over Quebec s language policy began soon after the enactment of the Charter of the French Language by the National Assembly of Quebec in 1977. The Charter, enacted under the Parti Québécois government of René Lévesque, expanded… …
10Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series — Since first coming to wide notice in the late 1990s, the Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling has engendered a number of legal disputes. Rowling, her various publishers and Time Warner, the owner of the rights to the Harry Potter films, have …
