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rule 
  n 
1 axiom, canon, criterion, decree, dictum, direction, guide, guideline, law, maxim, order, ordinance, precept, principle, regulation, ruling, standard, tenet 
2 administration, ascendancy, authority, command, control, direction, domination, dominion, empire, government, influence, jurisdiction, leadership, mastery, power, regime, reign, supremacy, sway 
3 condition, convention, custom, form, habit, order  or  way of things, practice, procedure, routine, tradition, wont 
4 course, formula, method, policy, procedure, way 
5 as a rule  customarily, for the most part, generally, mainly, normally, on the whole, ordinarily, usually 
  vb 
6 administer, be in authority, be in power, be number one  (informal) command, control, direct, dominate, govern, guide, hold sway, lead, manage, preside over, regulate, reign, wear the crown 
7 adjudge, adjudicate, decide, decree, determine, establish, find, judge, lay down, pronounce, resolve, settle 
8 be customary, be pre-eminent, be prevalent, be superior, hold sway, obtain, predominate, preponderate, prevail