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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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Court dances fell out of fashion as monarchs fell from power.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Using community science, participants will find out ways to contribute to monarch conservation, learning about their ecology, life cycle, migration, habitat and more.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of monarch

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Samuel, or Samuil in Bulgarian, was a warrior emperor who battled the Byzantine Empire to expand his kingdom but was ultimately defeated and died shortly afterward in 1014.

— COSTAS KANTOURIS, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Roman emperors typically had tens of thousands of people serving in the Praetorian Guard; modern autocrats rely on standing armies.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

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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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