[ˈɹuːlɪŋɡ] ~ [ˈɹʉːlɪŋɡ] (Midlands, Northern-England) without NG-coalescence
/ˈɹʉwlɪŋ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/ˈɹuːlɪŋɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England) without NG-coalescence
/ˈɾʉlɪŋ/ (Scotland)
/ˈɻʉlɪŋ/ (Northern-Ireland)
/ˈɹuːlɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
By surface analysis, rule + -ing.
Meanings
That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.
a ruling passion
Zhou Zhongxiao, 30, an executive at an online dating site in Beijing, said his participation in the China Democratic League had provided an outlet for promoting his pet project: the preservation of traditional wedding rituals. “We provide a useful service by helping the ruling party govern the country,” he said, adding with impatience, “Why does a party always have to be seeking political power?” 2013 March 12, Andrew Jacobs, Patrick Zuo, Shi Da, quoting Zhou Zhongxiao, “Non-Communist Parties Lend China an Air of Pluralism, Without the Mess”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2013, Asia Pacific:
[ˈɹuːlɪŋɡ] ~ [ˈɹʉːlɪŋɡ] (Midlands, Northern-England) without NG-coalescence
/ˈɹʉwlɪŋ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/ˈɹuːlɪŋɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England) without NG-coalescence
/ˈɾʉlɪŋ/ (Scotland)
/ˈɻʉlɪŋ/ (Northern-Ireland)
/ˈɹuːlɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
By surface analysis, rule + -ing.
Meanings
An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.
These orders are now cancelled as a result of the Minister's ruling. 1964 May, “News and Comment: Minister hamstrings BR workshops”, in Modern Railways, page 291:
hu határozat (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority) · es dictamen (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority) · pt decisão (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority) · fr arrêt (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority) · gl decisión (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority) · fi käsky (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority) · fr décision (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority) · hu döntés (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority) · it decisione (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority) · ro conducere (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority) · bg постановление (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority) · de Beschluss (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority) · ru постановле́ние (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority) · it sentenza (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority) · de Entscheid (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority) · es laudo (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority)