6
doctrine(noun, organization, concept, law, philosophy)
6
enjoin(verb, state, order, charge, fix)
6
establish(verb, action, hold, order, set)
6
governance(noun, organization, state, control, power)
6
handle(verb, control, order, set, show)
6
hold sway(verb, expression, control, run, determine)
6
overlook(verb, run, direct, lead, manage)
6
overrule(verb, control, run, direct, influence)
6
proclaim(verb, order, declare, command, decree)
6
regimen(noun, organization, law, regulation, charge)
6
rubric(noun, form, order, plan, procedure)
6
ruling(noun, law, regulation, act, order)
6
square(noun, verb, control, order, set)
6
tenet(noun, organization, law, regulation, action)
6
test(noun, verb, law, regulation, consider)
6
ukase(noun, order, decision, decree, announcement)
6
wear the crown(verb, expression, idiom, control, run)
5
aphorism(noun, law, regulation, belief, true)
5
arbitrate(verb, law, consider, determine, settle)
5
boss(verb, control, run, maintain, determine)
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