ruler
Example Sentences
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The repression had a chilling effect on the demonstrations, but also gave Iranians another reason to oppose their theocratic rulers.
And, to add insult to the injury, the most relevant books "are in France", Ivory Coast's former colonial ruler.
From Barron's
Zhang’s arrest on Jan. 19 marked a stunning fall for a man whose political lineage and loyalty once made him the bedrock of the Chinese ruler’s military flank.
But his efforts to restore ties with South Korea's former colonial ruler, Japan, did not sit well with many at home.
From Barron's
Now, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is nearly a decade into an ambitious modernizing project.
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