| 裁决 | cái jué | ruling / adjudication |  |
| 裁定 | cái dìng | ruling |  |
| 执政党 | zhí zhèng dǎng | ruling party / the party in power |  |
| 终审 | zhōng shěn | final ruling |  |
| 批文 | pī wén | official written ruling in response to a submission / official approval in writing |  |
| 领导层 | lǐng dǎo céng | ruling class / leaders (of society) / oligarchy |  |
| 误判 | wù pàn | to misjudge / error of judgment / incorrect ruling / miscarriage of justice |  |
| 德川 | Dé chuān | Tokugawa, the ruling clan of Japan from 1550-1850 |  |
| 公室 | gōng shì | office (room) / ruling families during Spring and Autumn period |  |
| 德国统一社会党 | Dé guó Tǒng yī Shè huì dǎng | Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands (Socialist Unity Party of Germany 1949-1990), the ruling communist party of the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany) |  |
| 朝鲜劳动党 | Cháo xiǎn Láo dòng dǎng | Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea |  |
| 治大国若烹小鲜 | zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān | ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom) / effective government requires minimal intervention |  |
| 法院裁决 | fǎ yuàn cái jué | court ruling |  |
| 全国临时执政委员会 | | National Provisional Ruling Council |  |
| 朝劳动党 | Cháo Láo dòng dǎng | Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea |  |