Rule

law principle regulation guide model criterion formula order command direction precept edict decree dictum axiom tenet basis statute fundamental prescription ordinance canon maxim test guideline propriety decorum etiquette precedent keynote regimen truism aphorism apothegm keystone brocard the book chapter and verse the numbers assize decretion moral no-no’s gnome

power control authority influence command government direction administration leadership domination supremacy jurisdiction ascendancy reign regime dominion sway empire sovereignty

way procedure practice routine policy habit custom formula order of things normality normalcy course

control manage direct command lead conduct regulate administer guide dominate restrain dictate preside run sway order curb decree prevail reign run the show hold sway domineer hold the reins predominate overrule take over be in power crack the whip rule the roost sit on top of be in authority lay down the law keep under one’s thumb be in driver’s seat preponderate