RULE-GOVERNED Synonyms

• (often used in combination) having a specified direction

• manageable by a supervising agent

• brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

• settled securely and unconditionally

• conforming with accepted standards

• shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt

• introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation

• securely placed or fastened or set

• (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

• fixed and unmoving

• incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"

• the body of people who are citizens of a particular government

• characterized by method and orderliness

• having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

• disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

• marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts

• formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale

• methodical and efficient in arrangement or function

• being a member of or formed into a labor union

• set in advance

• set down as a rule or guide

• fixed or established especially by order or command

• conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline

• formally laid down or imposed

• controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law

• brought into conformity with a standard

• capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability

• having definite and highly organized structure

• resembling a living organism in organization or development

• under observation or under the direction of a superintendent or overseer

• characterized by order and planning

• of or relating to taxonomy

• be successful; achieve a goal

• be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

• succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

• watch and direct

• achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

• carry on or function

• handle effectively

• conformable to or allowed by law

• according to custom or rule or natural law

• having a legally established claim

• authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law