ruler
One who governs
A ruler is a strip of rigid material marked with units for measuring length, or a straightedge for drawing straight lines.
The other ruler is someone who rules—a monarch, dictator, or other person exercising authority over a territory or people: The ruler of the kingdom demanded tribute.
Both senses share the idea of imposing order.
Male crowned ruler
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- sultanMuslim royal ruler
- czarAbsolute ruler or appointee
pharaoh · throne · crown · dynasty · sovereignty · palace · regent · prince
Twelfth of a foot
- centimeterMetric length unit
- millimeterThousandth of a meter
- footLeg's lowest part
- meterDevice that measures usage
yard · length · width · scale · graduation · marking · edge · straightedge
Ruler with total control
- despotRuler with absolute power
- autocratSole wielder of power
- oppressorOne who dominates cruelly
- totalitarianDictatorial, all-controlling regime
authoritarian · tyranny · dictatorship · oppression · subjugation · hegemony · imperialism · despotism
Furniture for writing
- pencilGraphite writing instrument
- eraserMark removal tool
- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
- protractorAngle-measuring instrument
compass · textbook · chalkboard · whiteboard · notebook · school · student · teacher
king
Male crowned ruler
czar · pharaoh · throne · crown · dynasty · sovereignty · palace · regent · prince · princess
inch
Twelfth of a foot
- centimeterMetric length unit
- millimeterThousandth of a meter
- footLeg's lowest part
meter · yard · length · width · scale · graduation · marking · edge · straightedge · measurement
dictator
Ruler with total control
totalitarian · authoritarian · tyranny · dictatorship · oppression · subjugation · hegemony · imperialism · despotism · coercion
desk
Furniture for writing
protractor · compass · textbook · chalkboard · whiteboard · notebook · school · student · teacher · supplies
straightedge
Line-drawing tool
- markingIndicating with symbols
- carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
- squareRhombus with right angles
level · alignment · cutting · measuring · layout · woodshop · cabinetry · joinery · craftsmanship · bench
- classroomdesk, desks, chair, chairs, teacher
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- objectsbasket, bowl, bucket, jar, jug
- schoolteachers, classrooms, classes, student, grades
- handheld objectsphone, cup, pen, pencil, fork
- office suppliespens, pencils, paper clip, staplers, paperclip
rulersubject
Matter under discussion
ruled · vassal · subordinate · servant · slave
- rule outEliminate as option
- rule of thumbPractical approximation, not strict
- ground rulesFundamental operating procedures
- ruled outDismissed as impossible
- rule of the roadStandard governing vehicle movement
- house rulesEstablishment's own regulations
rule, rules, ruling, ruled, rulers, overrule, rulings, misrule, overruling