Noun
Synonyms by this part of speech
Authority over a region and its inhabitants
- government
- administration
- authority
- control
- jurisdiction
- power
- command
- regime
- reign
- direction
A guideline that dictates how actions should be carried out
- regulation
- order
- ruling
- law
- canon
- directive
- ordinance
- command
- decree
- dictum
A guiding idea in a specific area of study
- principle
- precept
- standard
- axiom
- fundamental
- maxim
- tenet
- essence
- law
- truism