Foundation and Ruling

Foundation

Foundation noun - A public organization with a particular purpose or function.

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Ruling and foundation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruling" instead a noun "Foundation".

Nearby Words: founder, founded, founding, foundationer

Ruling noun - A decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard.

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Foundation and ruling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foundation" instead a noun "Ruling".

Nearby Words: rule, ruler, ruled

similar	similar foundation	similar ruling
solid	solid foundation	solid ruling
original	original foundation	original ruling
legal	legal foundation	legal ruling
Other adjectives: strong, powerful, actual, real, magic, new, scientific.

The Empire in Legend of Galactic Heroes is, naturally, ruled by The Emperor, an inherited title of the ruling Goldenbaum family, whose dynasty has continued unbroken since the Empire's foundation.

Source: The Emperor
Lampshaded in Prelude to Foundation, where a noblewoman claims she should be the Empress because her family descends from an ancient ruling house.

Source: Single Line of Descent
This can go either way — knowing the Foundation, there's nothing ruling out the possibility of systematically raping D-Class to breed babies and use them for their "experiments".

Source: WMG / Poison Oak Epileptic Trees

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