Table of Contents
- 1 What is a person who rules?
- 2 What do you call people who always follow the rules?
- 3 What does it mean when you follow the rules?
- 4 What do you call someone who is a stickler for rules?
- 5 What do you call someone who is obedient?
- 6 Who is a deviant person?
- 7 What is a Stickle?
- 8 Whats the opposite of a rule?
- 9 Who are the people who rule a country?
- 10 Which is the best definition of the word ruler?
What is a person who rules?
If you’re a queen, a sultan, or a czar, you’re a ruler. Besides “person who rules or governs,” you can define ruler as a measuring device that’s marked with inches or centimeters. Both meanings stem from the verb rule, “to exercise power” or “to control,” which came to also mean “mark with lines” in the 1590s.
What do you call people who always follow the rules?
You can call that person a conformist. A person who uncritically or habitually conforms to the customs, rules, or styles of a group.
What do you call someone who makes rules but does not follow them?
Deviant: A person who doesn’t follow the rules set by the society.
What does it mean when you follow the rules?
to follow the rules: to obey the rules or regulations. idiom. As a boy, Horatio followed only the rules of the jungle. They were the only rules he obeyed.
What do you call someone who is a stickler for rules?
If someone is a stickler for administrative rules and red tape, I would say that they are an authoritarian.
What is the synonym of rule?
regulation, ruling, directive, order, court order, act, law, by-law, statute, edict, canon, ordinance, pronouncement, mandate, command, dictate, dictum, decree, fiat, proclamation, injunction, commandment, prescription, stipulation, requirement, precept, guideline, direction. ukase.
What do you call someone who is obedient?
compliant, docile, tractable, yielding, deferential, respectful.
Who is a deviant person?
: someone or something that deviates from a norm especially : a person who differs markedly (as in social adjustment or behavior) from what is considered normal or acceptable social/moral/sexual deviants Those who commit crimes also watch TV, go to the grocery store, and have their hair cut.
What is a Strictler?
1 : one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something a stickler for the rules.
What is a Stickle?
1 : to contend especially stubbornly and usually on insufficient grounds. 2 : to feel scruples : scruple.
Whats the opposite of a rule?
What is the opposite of rule?
| subordination | submission |
|---|---|
| subservience | acquiescence |
| conformity | submitting |
| obeisance | yielding |
| bootlicking | meekness |
Who is a person who always follows the rules?
Someone who always follows a defined procedure, such as a set of rules is a Stickler. A “stickler for the rules” will always insist that the rules are followed. This was the word that came to mind when I read the title.
Who are the people who rule a country?
junta is a small group of people—usually military officers—who rule a country after taking it over by force. A junta often operates much like a dictatorship, except that several people share power.
Which is the best definition of the word ruler?
See more synonyms for ruler on Thesaurus.com. noun. a person who rules or governs; sovereign. Also rule. a strip of wood, metal, or other material having a straight edge and usually marked off in inches or centimeters, used for drawing lines, measuring, etc. a person or thing that rules paper, wood, etc.
What’s the best way to teach who rules?
(If you have an interactive white board, try using the PowerPoint slide for this.) DISTRIBUTEthe Who Rules? reading to the class. READthe Who Rules? reading with the class. Ask students to be on the lookout for any types of government they came up with during the brainstorming activity.