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rulership

rulership

2 7.5
The time a leader has power over a country
  • noun
  • /ˈruːlɚʃɪp/
: gobernanza
  • During the period of his rulership, the kingdom experienced unprecedented peace and prosperity.

In other words, that the kingship was not just rulership over the populace or over warriors.

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Examples

  • The core conviction running through the compendium is that self-perfection in ethics is indeed the basis of correct statesmanship and rulership.

    Academic text (2016)
  • I recently realized that I should probably be prepared for when this inevitable rulership occurs.

    Blog text (29)
  • "You have to reckon with inequality and rulership."

    Academic text (2011)
  • "Your rulership appears to be treating you lads poorly."

    Fiction book (1992)
  • In each case, personal rulership remains the linchpin to political stability.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The different visual idioms of the portraits convey different notions of self, identity, and rulership.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Linda Schele argues that much of the emerging system of classic Maya rulership symbols was linked to ideas of agriculture and environmental control (1995).

    Academic text (2002)
  • I have come in the name of Rome to ask why Queen Cleopatra has been deposed, to resolve the differences between her and King Ptolemy and to see that they peacefully resume their joint rulership of Egypt.

  • The king's rulership was characterized by fairness and justice, earning the loyalty of his people.

  • Her effective rulership transformed the troubled region into a thriving and harmonious community.

Synonyms

throne
vsrulership
194 5.3

The position and power of a king or bishop

refers to holding authority itself rather than the symbolic seat
rule
vsrulership
185 2.0

Control of a country by a person or group

is about the position or period of that authority rather than the act
leadership
vsrulership
161 3.4

Position of being in charge of a group or organization

is specifically political authority and office rather than general guiding role
domination
vsrulership
90 4.7

To have power or control over other people

is broader and can be legitimate authority, not only forceful control
reign
vsrulership
88 4.4

A time when someone or something has the most influence

focuses on the office or act of governing, not only a dominant period
monarchy
vsrulership
60 3.9

A country ruled by a king or queen who usually inherits the position

is the general authority or office rather than a specific hereditary system
dominion
vsrulership
  • Formal
29 7.7

Power to govern and control a territory or people

is the general idea of holding authority rather than strictly territorial control
governorship
vsrulership
22 6.7

The job of being the leader of a region

is the broad term for holding authority, not tied to that specific office
lordship
vsrulership
12 9.4

Power that a person has over land and people in the past

means holding authority broadly rather than this specific historical role
kingship
vsrulership
  • Formal
4 6.5

The position and power held by a king

covers the same authority idea but not only the kingly form
regency
vsrulership
3 7.9

The time when someone rules instead of a king or queen who cannot rule

is the general idea of holding authority, not specifically acting for another
empery
vsrulership
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Rule by an emperor over many lands

is the broad idea of holding authority, not limited to an emperor
princedom
vsrulership
1 8.9

A small country that a prince rules

is the general notion of holding authority, not focused on territory or rank
mastership
vsrulership
  • Formal
1 8.4

The position of being in charge of a group or ship

is about political governing authority rather than professional control
overlordship
vsrulership
1 9.9

A ruler's supreme control over other rulers and lands

is the general concept of holding authority, not necessarily supreme rule
regality
vsrulership
  • Specialized
1 9.1

Power and rights that a king or queen has

takes a wider view of holding authority, not only royal rights
chieftainship
vsrulership
1 8.6

A position where a person leads a tribe or clan

is the wider idea of holding authority, not limited to clan contexts
presidentship
vsrulership
1 7.3

A time when someone is the head of a country or organization

refers to holding authority in general rather than that particular office
emperorship
vsrulership
1 8.6

The time when an emperor rules a country

is about holding authority in general, not tied to imperial office
chiefship
vsrulership
1 6.6

The time when a person leads a group

is about occupying an official governing position rather than general leadership
commandership
vsrulership
1 8.1

The position and power of a leader in charge of soldiers

is the general position of ruling, not limited to military command
chieftaincy
vsrulership
1 9.9

The position and power of a tribal leader who leads people

is the general position of authority beyond this tribal leadership form

Antonyms

512 3.1

A situation with no order where people are confused and cannot act normally

85 6.5

A situation with no government and much disorder

How Powerful

despotism
  • Formal
7 9.6
hegemony
  • Formal
17 9.5
dominion
  • Formal
29 7.7
rulership
2 7.5
leadership
161 3.4

Surface Forms

rulership singular
rulerships plural

Morphology

rulership = ruler (transparent) = rule + er + ship

Formation from the recognizable base 'ruler' plus '-ship' straightforwardly denotes the state, office, or authority of a ruler.

Etymology

Rulership comes from rule, which means 'to control' or 'govern', and the ending -ship, which means 'state' or 'condition'. So, rulership means the state or time of being a ruler, just like leadership is the state of leading.