ruler
noun
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
rulers
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pluralof ruler.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"I appeal to our rulers," he said, adding that Hammad had been "doing well in school" before the tragedy.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
More than 1,000 years after his death, the remains of what may be Tsar Samuel, one of the last major rulers of the First Bulgarian Empire, are returning "home" on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
China’s rulers solved that issue, though not without some continuing problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Alexander Johannes Edmonds and Eckart Frahm identify three rulers who do not appear on the list but whose reigns can be reconstructed from other surviving evidence.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
I knew that the future rulers of Ayortha and Kyrria always spent long periods in each other’s courts.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
