rules and regulations Before you start your own business you should be familiar with the government's rules and regulations. follow the rules You must follow the rules. obey the rules He was fined for not …

While you live in my house, you'll abide by my rules. Eating in class is against the rules. The handbook contains the department's rules and regulations. They were asked to leave for repeatedly breaking …

Find 58 different ways to say RULES, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

to follow the rules of your job in a very strict way in order to cause delay, as a form of protest against your employer or your working conditions see also work-to-rule

"When core infrastructures like cloud, AI or platforms are controlled from outside Europe, so are the rules, the data and ultimately the leverage." From Barron's

1. To be in total control or command; exercise supreme authority. 2. To formulate and issue a decree or decision. 3. To prevail at a particular level or rate: Prices ruled low. 4. Slang To be excellent or …

an authoritative regulation or direction concerning method or procedure, as for a court of law, legislative body, game, or other human institution or activity: judges' rules, play according to the rules

Other than laws or conditions about what can't and can't be done, rules can be tried-and-true tips like a grammar rule about subject-verb agreement or a spelling rule about making a singular noun plural.

After years of boredom, he grew tired of living by the rules. She has always played by the rules throughout her career.

If something rules your life, it influences or restricts your actions in a way that is not good for you. Scientists have always been aware of how fear can rule our lives and make us ill.