Ruling and Superior

Ruling

Ruling adjective - Held by or applicable to a majority of the people.

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Superior and ruling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Superior" instead an adjective "Ruling".

Nearby Words: rule, ruler, ruled

Superior adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.

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Ruling and superior are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ruling" instead an adjective "Superior".

old	old ruling	old superior
equal	equal ruling	equal superior
solid	solid ruling	solid superior
original	original ruling	original superior
Other adjectives: noble, wise, actual, dark, unfair, new, late.

They're technologically superior, so they intend to drop The Masquerade and start ruling openly once their internal problems are settled.

Source: N.G.O. Superpower
The King's Crown can only be safely worn by a ruling monarch, and grants superior protection against poisons and magic.

Source: Literature / Xenos
As one of your followers notes, even though Rhodok citizens consider themselves superior to the other lands of Calradia due to having a more civilised means of government, in practise they still have a ruling elite of lords and a downtrodden peasant class, same as all the other kingdoms.

Source: Elective Monarchy

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