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rulership

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[roo-ler-ship] / ˈru lərˌʃɪp /

noun

  1. the act or fact of ruling or the state of being ruled.

    Foreign rulership of the country began in the 18th century.


Etymology

Origin of rulership

First recorded in 1640–50; ruler + -ship

Example Sentences

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Martin’s Dunk and Egg novellas also questions whether who inherit rulership deserve that duty, reflecting their cravenness in shining gleam of its heroes’ virtue.

From Salon

The person setting all this in motion is a Harkonnen, a name associated in the movie “Dune”-iverse with violent strongman rulership and all-purpose villainy.

From Salon

When that government collapsed, the temples and plazas had been ritually burned and left to decay, a reminder that hierarchical rulership had already failed once in Río Viejo.

From Science Magazine

"The Boys" presents a world where propaganda is as inescapable as rulership by force and physical power – and between the omnipresent Vought, the government, and Earth's strongest and least controllable, it's a never-ending measuring contest.

From Salon

AP has also worked with Koenig’s team on an investigation into terror tactics by Myanmar’s military rulership, and used modeling for an examination on the toll of war in a neighborhood in Gaza.

From Seattle Times