diplomatic vs ruling

diplomatic

adj
  • Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries. 

  • Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments. 

  • describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus 

  • Relating to diplomatics, or the study of old texts; paleographic. 

noun
  • The science of diplomas, or the art of deciphering ancient writings and determining their age, authenticity, etc.; paleography. 

ruling

adj
  • That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling. 

noun
  • An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority. 

How often have the words diplomatic and ruling occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )