The ruler of a country is the person who rules the country.
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...the former military ruler of Lesotho...莱索托的前军事统治者He was a weak-willed and indecisive ruler.他是一位意志薄弱、优柔寡断的统治者。
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A ruler is a long flat piece of wood, metal, or plastic with straight edges marked in centimetres or inches. Rulers are used to measure things and to draw straight lines.