5
pilot(verb, control, order, show, run)
5
postulate(noun, verb, concept, law, regulation)
5
precedent(noun, organization, form, law, regulation)
5
primacy
5
restrain(verb, run, determine, direct, lead)
5
steer(verb, control, order, show, run)
5
upper hand(noun, expression, control, force, charge)
5
usage(noun, nature, law, regulation, characteristic)
5
way(noun, activity, nature, action, characteristic)
4
apothegm(noun, law, regulation, behavior, statement)
4
assize(noun, law, regulation, act, behavior)
4
bylaw(regulation, decree, directive, legality, guideline)
4
clutches(noun, control)
4
commission(noun, verb, control, order, power)
4
consider(verb, determine, draw, resolve, put)
4
constitution(noun, nature, regulation, act, style)
4
decorum(noun, law, regulation, style, practice)
4
deduce(verb, hold, judge, decide)
4
demand(noun, verb, regulation, action, act)
4
diktat(announcement, verdict, ruling, proclamation, pronouncement)
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