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leadership of organization
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leadership of organization
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leadership of organization
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govern, leadership of organization
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leadership of organization, govern
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List of paraphrases for «rules»:
regulations, regulation, standards, norms, provisions, rule, standard, bases, règles, settlement, articles, requirements, laws, norm, regulatory, normas, reglamento, principles, règlement, modalities, reglas, arrangements
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How to use rules in a sentence?
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Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi:
The question is, is this an ethics violation of the rules of the House, i think he (McCarthy) clearly, gleefully claimed that this had a political purpose and had a political success.
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Benoit Mandelbrot:
Science would be ruined if (like sports) it were to put competition above everything else, and if it were to clarify the rules of competition by withdrawing entirely into narrowly defined specialties. The rare scholars who are nomads-by-choice are essential to the intellectual welfare of the settled disciplines.
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Jonathan Isaac:
As a member of the NBA, I’m going to follow (the rules). But my only point would be, to me, it doesn’t logically follow for us then, to jump on the court, or for me to be at a different locker room than my teammates, but then follow into the same tunnel and to go out to the game. It doesn’t really make sense.
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Boris Johnson:
Nobody told me that what we were doing was … against the rules, when I went out into that garden I thought that I was attending a work event.
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Fernando Lopez:
We didn’t know, nor were we consulted about the royalty increase approved by Congress, these changes in the rules of the game worry us because they affect investment in the country, and harm the image of Guatemala for potential investors.
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- customs
- established ways
- etiquette
- method
- mode
- practice
- regulations
- system
- traditional action
- amenities
- civility
- code
- convention
- courtesy
- customs
- decency
- decorum
- deportment
- dignity
- form
- formalities
- mores
- politesse
- propriety
- protocol
- seemliness
- suavities
- usage
- good behavior
- proper behavior
- p’s and q’s
- social graces
- attitude
- codes
- etiquette
- formalities
- manners
- morals
- policies
- practices
- principles
- protocol
- rites
- rituals
- routines
- standards
- established ways
- social conduct
- way of life
- ceremony
- civility
- code
- convention
- courtesy
- customs
- decorum
- dignity
- form
- formalities
- formality
- mores
- nicety
- politesse
- protocol
- refinement
- proper behavior
- p’s and q’s
- social graces
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On this page you’ll find 85 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rules, such as: customs, established ways, etiquette, method, mode, and practice.
How to use rules in a sentence
These Rules (leaving out the Tenor) serves for five bells; and leaving out the fifth and Tenor, they serve for four bells.
TINTINNALOGIA, OR, THE ART OF RINGINGRICHARD DUCKWORTH AND FABIAN STEDMAN
Not only do children thus of themselves extend the scope of our commands, they show a disposition to make rules for themselves.
CHILDREN’S WAYSJAMES SULLY
Branches are to be operated under rules and regulations approved by the Federal Reserve Board.
READINGS IN MONEY AND BANKINGCHESTER ARTHUR PHILLIPS
In all cases you must carefully comply with the rules and explanations heretofore given.
ASSIMILATIVE MEMORYMARCUS DWIGHT LARROWE (AKA PROF. A. LOISETTE)
The rules hereafter given must be carefully studied and every example painstakingly examined.
ASSIMILATIVE MEMORYMARCUS DWIGHT LARROWE (AKA PROF. A. LOISETTE)
As early as prison rules would permit, he was with Mr. Longcluse, where the attorney awaited him.
CHECKMATEJOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO RULES
- customs
- established ways
- etiquette
- method
- mode
- practice
- regulations
- rules
- system
- traditional action
- amenities
- civility
- code
- convention
- courtesy
- customs
- decency
- decorum
- deportment
- dignity
- form
- formalities
- good behavior
- mores
- p’s and q’s
- politesse
- proper behavior
- propriety
- protocol
- rules
- seemliness
- social graces
- suavities
- usage
- attitude
- codes
- established ways
- etiquette
- formalities
- manners
- morals
- policies
- practices
- principles
- protocol
- rites
- rituals
- routines
- rules
- social conduct
- standards
- way of life
- ceremony
- civility
- code
- convention
- courtesy
- customs
- decorum
- dignity
- form
- formalities
- formality
- mores
- nicety
- p’s and q’s
- politesse
- proper behavior
- protocol
- refinement
- rules
- social graces
Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
What is another word for rules?
368 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɹˈuːlz], [ ɹˈuːlz], [ ɹ_ˈuː_l_z]
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n.
• do’s and don’ts (noun)
- do’s-don’ts,
- dos don’ts,
- dos and donts,
- do-don’ts,
- do and don’ts,
- do’s don’ts,
- dos-donts,
- dos and don’ts,
- dos-don’ts,
- traditional actions,
- do don’ts,
- dos donts.
• etiquette (noun)
- good behaviors,
- ps qs,
- ps and qs,
- p and q,
- p q,
- p’s q’s,
- proper behaviors.
• gauges (noun)
- levels,
- Scales,
- dials,
- rulers,
- squares,
- straightedges,
- tape measures,
- gauges,
- yardsticks,
- LINEs,
- rods,
- calipers,
- T squares,
- logs,
- protractors,
- transits,
- Compasses,
- micrometers,
- sextants.
• instructions (noun)
- Dictums,
- Mottoes,
- instructions,
- teachings,
- bywords,
- saws,
- adages,
- morals,
- precepts,
- directives,
- sayings,
- doctrines,
- codes,
- axioms,
- Proverbs,
- principles,
- Policies,
- catchwords,
- credos,
- ordinances,
- edicts.
• mores (noun)
- way life,
- social conducts.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- established ways,
- proper behavior,
- social conduct,
- mores,
- established way,
- principle,
- traditional action,
- good behavior,
- way of life,
- etiquette,
- protocol,
- customs,
- discipline,
- punctilio.
• rules or customs (noun)
- do’s and don’ts.
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• commands (verb)
- Charges,
- sways,
- reigns,
- Grasps,
- coordinates,
- Grips,
- holds.
• controls (verb)
- administers,
- controls,
- manages,
- orders,
- governs,
- steers,
- supervises,
- bridles,
- leads,
- dominates,
- harnesses,
- disciplines,
- superintends,
- commands,
- pilots,
- directs,
- executes,
- oversees,
- presides.
• directs (verb)
- Bosses,
- conducts,
- lords,
- masters.
• dominates (verb)
- overcomes,
- betters,
- triumphs,
- succeeds,
- wins,
- prevails,
- conquers,
- surmounts,
- oppresses,
- vanquishes,
- subordinates,
- predominates.
• judges (verb)
- decides,
- finds,
- resolves,
- appraises,
- arbitrates,
- assesses,
- referees,
- adjudicates,
- sentences,
- mediates,
- considers,
- judges,
- pronounces,
- determines.
• masters (verb)
- heads.
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Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):
- happens,
- decorum,
- stand on ceremony,
- endures,
- conventions,
- follow the crowd,
- regularizes,
- regimes,
- decrees,
- admonish,
- prescribes,
- exact,
- engage,
- purely,
- Guidelines,
- sorely,
- powers,
- largely,
- law,
- procedures,
- throughout,
- Ceremonies,
- reins,
- expressions,
- custom,
- authorities,
- assigns,
- immensely,
- rule,
- also,
- regularly,
- Standards,
- rationales,
- Regulations,
- Drives,
- propriety,
- Constitutions,
- disposes,
- secluded,
- Masteries,
- about,
- guides,
- enjoin,
- Prescriptions,
- certainly,
- merely,
- ascertains,
- empires,
- be guided by,
- truly,
- operates,
- sporadic,
- regulate,
- Criterions,
- expressly,
- blueprints,
- separate,
- entirely,
- sincerely,
- bring,
- simply,
- influences,
- notices,
- insular,
- positively,
- detached,
- too,
- ceremony,
- verily,
- civility,
- dictates,
- tighten,
- directions,
- formalities,
- very,
- awards,
- dominations,
- overrules,
- specially,
- sees,
- mandates,
- explicitly,
- fall in with,
- wholly,
- thoroughly,
- charters,
- be regular,
- dreary,
- most,
- solitary,
- encounters,
- politesse,
- chances,
- forensic,
- outbalances,
- administrations,
- especially,
- terrifically,
- fairly,
- constitutional,
- retrieves,
- politeness,
- concludes,
- manage,
- receives,
- directly,
- Measures,
- inquire into,
- vastly,
- distant,
- processes,
- exceedingly,
- statute,
- canons,
- habit,
- restrictions,
- chime in with,
- actually,
- restricts,
- just,
- Formulas,
- courses,
- awfully,
- imitate,
- overlooks,
- Territories,
- regulates,
- methods,
- quite,
- detects,
- rubrics,
- regularities,
- dominions,
- arranges,
- totally,
- lonely,
- managements,
- readily,
- Sovereignties,
- persists,
- redounds,
- genuinely,
- extremely,
- observes,
- lone,
- administrates,
- particularly,
- handles,
- honestly,
- norms,
- valid,
- rightful,
- forlorn,
- bumps,
- friendless,
- keeps,
- dreadfully,
- juridical,
- remote,
- FIATS,
- hardly,
- heartily,
- completely,
- practices,
- incurs,
- laws,
- enactments,
- utterly,
- solely,
- specifically,
- unusually,
- poorly,
- witnesses,
- manners,
- ordains,
- literally,
- highly,
- seemliness,
- diametrically,
- Conventionalities,
- precedents,
- badly,
- absolutely,
- NORMALS,
- severely,
- courtesy,
- overrides,
- code,
- single,
- judicial,
- demand,
- legal,
- search,
- fully,
- book,
- recovers,
- obtains,
- Forms,
- uniformly,
- isolated,
- adjusts,
- convention,
- figures,
- endure,
- exactly,
- provinces,
- jurisdictions,
- conventionalisms,
- perfectly,
- Recipes,
- emphatically,
- Governments,
- wears the crown,
- pass muster,
- arrange,
- sternly,
- greatly,
- bars,
- tally with,
- comply with,
- provisions,
- tackles,
- designs,
- rulings,
- specifies,
- really,
- patterns,
- discovers,
- ordinance,
- ask,
- feels,
- regains,
- fixes,
- form,
- kingdoms.
How to use «Rules» in context?
Rules are simple directives meant to make life easier for everyone involved. They are created with the intent of preventing conflict and ensuring everyone has a fair shot. In many cases, they are enforced by institutions such as the government or schools. Some people view rules as restrictive and outdated, while others enjoy having a well-defined system to follow. Regardless of personal opinion, there are certain rules that are universally accepted and should be followed at all times.
Paraphrases for Rules:
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Proper noun, singular
regulation.
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Noun, singular or mass
regulation.
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Interjection
regulation.
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Proper noun, singular
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Forward Entailment
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Proper noun, plural
principles.
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Noun, plural
principle, periods, principles, concepts.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
principle.
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Proper noun, plural
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, plural
regulation, rulers, reigns.
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Verb, past tense
regulation.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
regulation, reigns.
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Noun, plural
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Independent
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Cardinal number
45, 46, 101.
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Proper noun, plural
acts, article, basis, committee, elements, force, implementation, instructions, please, prohibition, text, ways, Its, Cells, Measures, Rights, Roles, rejects, directors, benefits, claims, approaches, plans, schemes, methods, systems, articles, solutions, practices, purposes, instruments, orders, types, issues, directions, tools, obligations, decisions, options, modalities, angels, courts, tribunals, mechanisms, nations, matters, texts, refuses, IAS, IFRS, IPSAS, REGS, products, reglamentos.
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Proper noun, singular
acts, adjustment, article, association, canada, claim, compliant, consistent, content, council, de, declare, define, discipline, enforcement, equipment, europe, european, executive, fdr, field, formalities, framework, fundamentals, govern, gross, how, income, industry, instrument, legislation, literature, mandatory, manner, merchandise, method, mode, new, observe, organisation, parts, payment, play, practice, prescribed, procedural, proceeding, provide, pursuant, redress, regulate, regulated, regulating, related, relevant, republic, require, required, resolve, settled, solution, speed, staff, standardization, statutory, steps, stipulate, treatment, tribunal, way, Addressing, C, Delivered, Requiring, ADR, Provided, Providing, Stipulated, Fraser, Cells, Measures, PCR, Roles, disciplines, approaches, settles, methods, articles, decides, mandated, ATR, MDR, CMR, IMIS, PRNG, ITR, MFR, IPSAS, NSNR, CBCR, CTMR, MMAR, MMER, MVSR, particulars, legislations, NORMES, TTBER, ppvcr.
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Noun, plural
acts, administrative, aids, annex, arms, article, assets, authorities, authority, banks, channels, costs, customs, devices, document, effects, elements, ethics, force, formalities, framework, fundamentals, funds, grounds, instructions, judges, links, losses, mechanics, menses, mores, motion, numbers, organs, parliament, parts, planned, platforms, police, prohibition, queen, regular, regulated, regulating, report, reserves, series, services, solving, spanish, specific, speed, spirits, steps, strict, supplies, table, taylor, text, things, times, values, ways, workings, Agencies, Bodies, C, Duties, Entities, Facilities, Guarantees, women, Immunities, Irregularities, L, Ones, Parties, Penalties, Salaries, Shots, Testimonies, expenses, 21, 28, 170, Commodities, Countries, Achievements, Addresses, Adjustments, Advertisements, Cells, Classifications, Crimes, Databases, Diets, Efforts, Expenditures, Forms, Foundations, Goals, Guns, Incentives, Languages, LINEs, Measurements, Measures, Missions, Negotiations, Prescriptions, Recommendations, Records, Resources, Rights, Roles, checks, excludes, disciplines, canons, directors, governors, officers, benefits, agents, employees, challenges, levels, citizens, exemptions, violations, borders, meetings, bonds, sanctions, speeds, distributors, agreements, stipulations, understandings, representatives, claims, warrants, believes, concludes, approaches, demands, players, applies, requests, considers, determines, plans, schemes, considerations, methods, systems, notes, bills, lists, documents, articles, reports, applications, sets, nets, deposits, markets, actions, cases, solutions, enterprises, practices, forces, commitments, purposes, exchanges, interests, positions, situations, initiatives, actors, instruments, functions, doctrines, precepts, teachings, changes, modifications, establishes, professionals, decides, finds, resolves, orders, types, commands, governs, bans, issues, directions, safeguards, payments, tools, proposals, subjects, obligations, routes, objectives, targets, points, indications, signs, dividends, awards, reservations, limits, represents, decisions, options, aspects, modalities, modes, statuses, models, statues, benchmarks, frameworks, restrictions, questions, mechanisms, patterns, producers, matters, texts, components, offences, conventions, underpinnings, constraints, prohibitions, tenets, contributions, mandates, strictures, chapters, margins, notions, consumers, characteristics, imperatives, definitions, decrees, IAS, IFRS, IPSAS, CAMPS, FORMATS, REGS, VOTES, others, products, examples, charters, particulars, parameters, launchers, protocols, rankings, institutions, certificates, commandments, subsections, instances, installations, constants, stakeholders, law-making, goalposts, organisations, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2007, enactments, legislations, derogations, 139, NORMES, regulamentos, _.
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Noun, singular or mass
corpus, legislation, playing, rag, solving, statue, dictates.
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Verb, past tense
noted, settled, violated, Was, Followed.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
according, article, existing, regulating, articles.
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Verb, past participle
advised, based, calculated, contained, described, missed, permitted, prepared, regulated, Followed, laid.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
acts, article, command, dark, framework, manner, plan, pursuant, regulating, steps, stipulate, works, Does, Comes, Addresses, Exercises, Guidelines, Measures, excludes, rejects, heads, benefits, exists, prevails, reads, understands, deals, concludes, allows, approaches, settles, requires, dominates, applies, considers, determines, plans, articles, reports, sets, condemns, makes, runs, principles, establishes, decides, finds, resolves, regulates, directs, leads, regards, issues, subjects, awards, delivers, pays, provides, sends, limits, prohibits, matters, topics, speaks, refuses, mandates, fails, defines, solves, specifies, regimes, regulators, imposes, prescribes, reglas, NORMES.
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Verb, base form
article, face, participate, regulate, settle, start, wrap, articles, JUS.
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Adjective
rule.
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Proper noun, plural
bylaws, Guidelines, rulers, stipulations, states, directives, injunctions, regimes.
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Proper noun, singular
applicable, basis, determination, modality, regulator, ruler, section, bylaws, rulers, modalities, rulemaking, regulators, rulebook.
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Noun, plural
applicable, organization, politics, bylaws, Criteria, Guidelines, Organizations, states, judgements, directives, verdicts, rulings, injunctions, regimes, regulators.
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Noun, singular or mass
etiquette, menstruation, purview, scaling, Playbook, rulebook, rule-making.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
applicable, guideline, section, states, governs, decisions, modalities.
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Verb, base form
adjudicate, regulation, resolve.
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Adjective
Homophones for Rules:
- rural, roily, roil, riley, rale, reel, rarely, real, riel, raw wool, rollo, riyal, rile, royally, rail, royal, ruly, rill, roll, railway, rely, rial, rowel, reheel, rally, rouleau, role, relay, raoulia, really.
Some common synonyms of rule are canon, law, ordinance, precept, regulation, and statute.
What is another name of rules and regulations?
What is another word for rules and regulations?
law | constitution |
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canon | rules |
regulations | bill |
statute | guidelines |
decree | decalogue |
What is a nice word for rules?
What is another word for rules?
etiquette | protocol |
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manners | convention |
custom | propriety |
form | mores |
politeness | proprieties |
What is another word for rule over?
What is another word for rule over?
rule | govern |
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lead | control |
dominate | manage |
administer | direct |
head | supervise |
What is the opposite rude?
Opposite Word of rude: “kind, mannerly, nice, polite, respectful”
What are good rules?
16 Simple Rules to Live by for a Successful And Fulfilling Life
- Believe in Yourself , but Be Aware of Your Limitations.
- De-clutter and Simplify.
- Use Everything in Moderation.
- Keep Things in Perspective.
- Treat Others How They Want to Be Treated.
- Family First.
- Pay Attention to the Moment.
- Have a Positive Mindset.
What does rule on mean?
rule on (something) To deliver or pronounce an official or formal judgment or decision regarding. The defendant asked for more time to provide additional evidence before the judge ruled on his case.
What’s the word for being rude in a nice way?
uncouth. adjective. behaving in a way that polite people consider rude or offensive.
What is opposite of rude rude?
Word. Antonym. Rude. Polite, Courteous. Get definition and list of more Antonym and Synonym in English Grammar.
What are the 7 rules of life?
The 7 Cardinal Rules of Life.
- Make peace with your past so it won’t mess with your present.
- Time heals everything, so give it time.
- What others think of you is none of your business.
- Don’t compare your life to others, and don’t judge them.
- Stop thinking so much, it’s alright not to know the answers.
What are the 10 golden rules?
The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership
- Know thyself.
- Office shows the person.
- Nurture community in the workplace.
- Do not waste energy on things you cannot change.
- Always embrace the truth.
- Let competition reveal talent.
- Live life by a higher code.
- Always evaluate information with a critical eye.
Which is the best synonym for the word rule?
Synonym Discussion of rule law, rule, regulation, precept, statute, ordinance, canon mean a principle governing action or procedure. law implies imposition by a sovereign authority and the obligation of obedience on the part of all subject to that authority. rule applies to more restricted or specific situations.
What is another word for ” follow the rules “?
Synonyms for follow the rules include play the game, be fair, conform, play fair, act honestly, comply, obey, toe the line, abide by the rules and keep in step. Find more similar words at wordhippo.com!
What are the naming rules in Microsoft Docs?
The following .editorconfig file contains a naming convention that specifies that public properties, methods, fields, events, and delegates must be capitalized. Notice that this naming convention specifies multiple kinds of symbol to apply the rule to, using a comma to separate the values.
How is the naming style related to the naming rule?
The naming style to associate with the rule, for example, that the name must be capitalized or start with an underscore. The severity for enforcing the convention. First, you must specify the symbol group and naming style and give each of them a title. Then you specify the naming rule, which links everything together.
What are synonyms for rules?
rule, regulation(noun) a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior. “it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast”; “short haircuts were the regulation”. Synonyms: convention, regulation, normal, regularization, ordinance, principle, regularisation, ruler, prescript, pattern, formula, linguistic rule, regulating, dominion.
What is a synonym for rule?
rule, ruler(verb) measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths. Synonyms: convention, regulation, normal, principle, ruler, prescript, pattern, swayer, formula, linguistic rule, dominion.
What is another word for rules out?
Synonyms for rule out. ban, bar, close out, count (out), debar, eliminate, except, exclude,
What is synonym for rulers?
swayer, rule. rule, ruler(noun) measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths. Synonyms: rule, convention, regulation, normal, principle, prescript, pattern, swayer, formula, linguistic rule, dominion.
How is the word rule distinct from other similar nouns?
Some common synonyms of rule are canon, law, ordinance, precept, regulation, and statute. While all these words mean «a principle governing action or procedure,» rule applies to more restricted or specific situations.
When might canon be a better fit than rule?
In some situations, the words canon and rule are roughly equivalent. However, canon suggests in nonreligious use a principle or rule of behavior or procedure commonly accepted as a valid guide.
When is law a more appropriate choice than rule?
While the synonyms law and rule are close in meaning, law implies imposition by a sovereign authority and the obligation of obedience on the part of all subject to that authority.
When is it sensible to use ordinance instead of rule?
While in some cases nearly identical to rule, ordinance applies to an order governing some detail of procedure or conduct enforced by a limited authority such as a municipality.
Where would precept be a reasonable alternative to rule?
The meanings of precept and rule largely overlap; however, precept commonly suggests something advisory and not obligatory communicated typically through teaching.
the precepts of effective writing
In what contexts can regulation take the place of rule?
The words regulation and rule are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, regulation implies prescription by authority in order to control an organization or system.
regulations affecting nuclear power plants
When would statute be a good substitute for rule?
The words statute and rule can be used in similar contexts, but statute implies a law enacted by a legislative body.
a statute requiring the use of seat belts