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  • 1 rule

    [ru:l] 1. noun
    1) (government: under foreign rule.) διακυβέρνηση, κυριαρχία, εξουσία
    2) (a regulation or order: school rules.) κανονισμός
    3) (what usually happens or is done; a general principle: He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy.) κανόνας
    4) (a general standard that guides one's actions: I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.) αρχή
    5) (a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring: He measured the windows with a rule.) μέτρο, χάρακας
    2. verb
    1) (to govern: The king ruled (the people) wisely.) κυβερνώ, άρχω
    2) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) αποφασίζω, ορίζω
    3) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) τραβώ (γραμμή), χαρακώνω
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    - ruler
    - ruling     3. noun
    (an official decision: The judge gave his ruling.) επίσημη απόφαση
    - rule off
    - rule out

    English-Greek dictionary > rule

  • 2 democracy

    [di'mokrəsi]
    plural - democracies; noun
    ((a country having) a form of government in which the people freely elect representatives to govern them: Which is the world's largest democracy?; He believes in democracy.) δημοκρατία
    - democratic
    - democratically

    English-Greek dictionary > democracy

  • 3 governor

    1) (in the United States, the head of a state: the Governor of Ohio.) κυβερνήτης
    2) (a member of the committee of people who govern a school, hospital etc: He is on the board of governors.) μέλος διοικητικού συμβουλίου / διοικητής, διευθυντής
    3) (a person who governs a province or colony.) κυβερνήτης

    English-Greek dictionary > governor

  • 4 oppress

    [ə'pres]
    1) (to govern cruelly: The king oppressed his people.) καταπιέζω
    2) (to worry or depress: The thought of leaving her oppressed me.) καταθλίβω
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    - oppressive
    - oppressively
    - oppressiveness
    - oppressor

    English-Greek dictionary > oppress

См. также в других словарях:

  • govern — govern, rule are comparable when they mean to exercise power or authority in controlling or directing another or others, often specifically those persons who comprise a state or nation. Govern may imply power, whether despotic or constitutional,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • govern — gov·ern / gə vərn/ vt 1: to exercise continuous sovereign authority over; esp: to control and direct the administration of policy in 2: to exert a determining or guiding influence in or over the testator s assets are govern ed by will substitutes …   Law dictionary

  • govern — gov‧ern [ˈgʌvən ǁ ərn] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to officially and legally run a country and make decisions about taxes, laws, public services etc: • the politicians who govern the country • A small military elite has been governing for… …   Financial and business terms

  • People's Republic — (rarely Popular Republic) is a title that is often used by Marxist Leninist governments to describe their state. The motivation for using this term lies in the claim that Marxist Leninists govern in accordance with the interests of the vast… …   Wikipedia

  • govern — [v1] take control; rule administer, assume command, be in power, be in the driver’s seat*, call the shots*, call the signals*, captain*, carry out, command, conduct, control, dictate, direct, execute, exercise authority, guide, head, head up,… …   New thesaurus

  • govern — ► VERB 1) conduct the policy and affairs of (a state, organization, or people). 2) control or influence. 3) constitute a rule, standard, or principle for. 4) Grammar (of a word) require that (another word or group of words) be in a particular… …   English terms dictionary

  • People — pp semi protected|small=yesAn English NounThe English noun people has two distinct fields of application: * as a countable noun, a group of humans, either with unspecified traits, or specific characteristics (e.g. the people of Spain or the… …   Wikipedia

  • govern */*/ — UK [ˈɡʌvə(r)n] / US [ˈɡʌvərn] verb Word forms govern : present tense I/you/we/they govern he/she/it governs present participle governing past tense governed past participle governed 1) [intransitive/transitive] to control and manage an area, city …   English dictionary

  • govern — 01. The island of Okinawa was [governed] by the U.S. for many years after the end of the Second World War. 02. Mexico was [governed] by the same political party throughout its entire history, until the election of Vicente Fox. 03. Prices are… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • govern — gov|ern [ gʌvərn ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to control and manage an area, city, or country and its people: RULE: The region is now governed by Morocco. The party will not be able to govern alone. 2. ) transitive to control the way …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • govern — [[t]gʌ̱və(r)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ governs, governing, governed 1) VERB To govern a place such as a country, or its people, means to be officially in charge of the place, and to have responsibility for making laws, managing the economy, and controlling… …   English dictionary

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