as in monarch
one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority
the aging ruler agonized over the choice of an heir
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Your ruler Mercury will also station retrograde in Sagittarius—your seventh house of partnerships—on November 9, revealing all the ways your desires for independence may be shaking things up with up your closest allies and enemies.
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Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Six years later, in 2000, Bashar became ruler when his father died.
—Sefa Secen / Made By History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Iran’s rulers once claimed to offer an exportable Islamist model that could rival both capitalism and communism.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Instead, Assad, the second son of former Syrian ruler Hafez Assad, planned to be an ophthalmologist.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Six years later, in 2000, Bashar became ruler when his father died.
—Sefa Secen / Made By History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Iran’s rulers once claimed to offer an exportable Islamist model that could rival both capitalism and communism.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Instead, Assad, the second son of former Syrian ruler Hafez Assad, planned to be an ophthalmologist.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruler
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As a political leader, Richard III left a legacy in English history as one of England’s worst monarchs.David Sterling Brown, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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Trudeau may also ask the Governor General Mary Simon, who represents the monarch in Canada, to prorogue—essentially pause—Parliament to delay a no-confidence vote, though such a move would likely face legal hurdles.Chad de Guzman, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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Much better to be overlooked and underappreciated than in the sovereign’s good graces.Eva Wolchover, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Princess Beatrice Suddenly Changes Christmas Plans Due to Pregnancy The Christmas broadcast is one of the British sovereign's most famous holiday traditions, which King George V kicked off in 1932 and Queen Elizabeth televised for the first time in 1957.Janine Henni, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Illiberal leaders select their cabinet members in the same way that emperors used to choose the governors of rebellious provinces: What matters most is the appointee’s loyalty and capacity to resist being suborned or co-opted by others.Ivan Krastev, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
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What China needed was something like a final emperor, the breaker of the despotic chain who would summon modernity by fiat.Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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The king of TDs at a position should be the No. 1 pick at the position.Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Donald Trump: Comeback king Fortunes have truly reversed for former president turned President-elect Trump.Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Ruler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruler. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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