Authority
Ruling
Ruling noun - A decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard.
Usage example: the controversial ruling by the state's supreme court caused an uproar
Authority and ruling are semantically related in rule topic. Sometimes you can use "Authority" instead a noun "Ruling", if it concerns topics such as law.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Also, under this trope, the royals and nobles draw their authority from the law, where the ruling party of a Dystopia does not acknowledge anything as giving them their power.
Source: Feudal Future - The aliens from Camelot 3000 have a ruling Queen Mother, although her authority had been usurped by Morgan la Fey.
Source: Bee People - Justified in that Henry's authority grew with his reign's longevity and his growing experience of ruling.
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