rule OK

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Verb

rule OK (third-person singular simple present rules OK, present participle ruling OK, simple past and past participle ruled OK)

1. (idiomatic, British, informal) To be popularly accepted, or supported by the general majority of people.
   • 2006 May 31, David Walker, “Beware leadership by syringe.”, in The Guardian:

     Yet nationalism rules OK across most public management.

Usage notes

• Stereotypically used as a graffiti slogan.