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    ruling
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    rul‧ing1 /ˈruːlɪŋ/ 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
    ruling2 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.