ruling

政権を握る、支配する

国や集団、状況を動かす権力を持っている。

やさしい英語で： Having the power to control a country, group, or situation.

• The ruling party won again.
• The ruling family has controlled the country for years.
• Opposition leaders criticized the ruling coalition.

類義語： governing, dominant

よく使う表現： ruling party, ruling class, ruling monarch

判決、裁定

裁判官など、権限のある人が下す正式な決定。

やさしい英語で： An official decision made by a judge or another person with authority.

• The judge issued a ruling.
• They appealed against the court ruling.
• The ruling on the case surprised everyone.

使い方： a ruling on something (We are waiting for a ruling on the dispute.); a ruling that… (The judge issued a ruling that the agreement was valid.)

類義語： decision, judgment

よく使う表現： court ruling, ruling on something, issue a ruling