"rule the school" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-rule the school.ogg Forms: rules the school [present, singular, third-person], ruling the school [participle, present], ruled the school [participle, past], ruled the school [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rule the school (third-person singular simple present rules the school, present participle ruling the school, simple past and past participle ruled the school)
  1. To substantially control a school administratively, financially, or in terms of its curriculum. Categories (topical): Schools
    Sense id: en-rule_the_school-en-verb-Lte52mBc Disambiguation of Schools: 64 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34
  2. (idiomatic) (of one or a group of students) To socially dominate a school's student population, or a major part of it (such as the girls or the boys). Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-rule_the_school-en-verb-srYYADjC
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