rulership
Power over others
Rulership is the position or function of ruling—the exercise of authority over a domain.
The word appears in political and historical contexts: The country prospered under her rulership.
In astrology, rulership refers to the relationship between a planet and the zodiac sign it governs: Mars has rulership over Aries.
Hereditary supreme ruler
- kingMale crowned ruler
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- empressFemale ruler of empire
czar · sultan · pharaoh · raja · shah · kaiser · tsar · emir
Supreme independent authority
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- dominionAuthority to rule
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
jurisdiction · hegemony · ascendancy · sway · preeminence · predominance · influence · mandate
Governed territory or sphere
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
- domainArea of control
- empireDomain under unified control
- provinceRegional administrative district
fiefdom · protectorate · colony · vassal state · principality · duchy · dominion · satrapy
Rule by crowned sovereign
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
- oligarchyRule by few
- autocracyRule by one
- theocracyRule by religious authority
democracy · republic · totalitarianism · fascism · communism · aristocracy · feudalism · junta
Organizational oversight and control
- statecraftArt of government
- governmentAuthority over a state
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
policy · institution · parliament · senate · cabinet · executive · judiciary · legislature
monarch
Hereditary supreme ruler
empress · czar · sultan · pharaoh · raja · shah · kaiser · tsar · emir · caliph
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
command · jurisdiction · hegemony · ascendancy · sway · preeminence · predominance · influence · mandate · legitimacy
realm
Governed territory or sphere
province · fiefdom · protectorate · colony · vassal state · principality · duchy · dominion · satrapy · territory
monarchy
Rule by crowned sovereign
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
- oligarchyRule by few
- autocracyRule by one
theocracy · democracy · republic · totalitarianism · fascism · communism · aristocracy · feudalism · junta · kleptocracy
administration
Organizational oversight and control
- statecraftArt of government
- governmentAuthority over a state
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
legislation · policy · institution · parliament · senate · cabinet · executive · judiciary · legislature · diplomacy
- Saturn themesKronos, Saturday, Capricorn, Aquarius, lead
- empiresBritish Empire, Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire, Persian Empire, Mongol Empire
- Aztec societyAztec Empire, Tenochtitlan, Moctezuma, noble class, commoners
rulershipanarchy
Disorder from absent authority
lawlessness · chaos · disorder · statelessness · leaderlessness
rulershipsubjection
State of being controlled
subservience · servitude · subordination · subjugation · vassalage
rulershippowerlessness
Inability to affect outcomes
helplessness · impotence · submission · dependency · disenfranchisement
rule, ruler, regular, rules, region, ruling, ruled, reign, unruly