ruled

Thân thiện

The people ruled by the king celebrated a peaceful harvest.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Governed or controlled by a specific authority or set of regulations: Describes something that is subject to the power, decisions, or laws of a ruling body.
   • Having lines drawn on a surface: Describes paper or a page that contains parallel lines, typically for writing.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (governed):
  • The ruled territories experienced significant changes in law.
  • As a citizen, you are part of the ruled population.
• Adjective (with lines):
  • Please write your essay on ruled paper.
  • She preferred a ruled notebook for taking neat notes.

Advanced Usage

• "the ruled" (noun phrase): Refers collectively to the people who are governed, as opposed to the rulers.
  • The relationship between the rulers and the ruled is a classic theme in political philosophy.
• "to be ruled by": To be dominated or heavily influenced by something.
  • His decisions were ruled by fear, not logic.

Variants and Related Words

• Rule (verb/noun): The action of governing or a prescribed guide for conduct.
• Ruler (noun): A person who governs or a straight-edged tool for drawing lines.
• Unruled (adjective): Not governed; or (for paper) not having lines.

Synonyms

• Governed: Controlled by a government.
• Regulated: Controlled by rules.
• Lined: Having lines drawn (for paper).

Related Phrases

• Ruled out (phrasal verb): To eliminate or exclude as a possibility.
  • The detective ruled out several suspects.
• Ruled in (phrasal verb): To decide that something is possible or applicable.
  • The new evidence ruled in a different motive for the crime.

Related Idioms

• To be ruled by one's heart: To make decisions based on emotions rather than reason.
  • When it comes to his family, he is always ruled by his heart.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. subject to a ruling authority
   • the ruled mass