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Noun
The process or act of managing, running or governing (something)
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“We all put faith in Kane as he seemed to have complete control over the situation.”
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Control or dominance over someone or something
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“His movement was stifled, as his entire body fell under the control of an evil wizard.”
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A part of a device used to manage the performance of a machine or system
“The volume control on the remote is going haywire.”
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Proficiency or mastery in executing a task or skill
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“He showed great poise and control whenever he had the ball, unlike the rest of his peers who bumbled about the field.”
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One's composure or state of calmness
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“My patience is waning, and my control slipping, so you had better have a good reason for this incriminating photograph.”
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A place where operations are managed
“We need to get a message out to mission control that our troops need to be pulled immediately.”
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A benchmark by which something is evaluated
“This specimen will be used as the control against all the others.”
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Something that impedes the progress or movement of someone or something
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A right or claim to the ownership of something
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The practice or method of imposing strict rules of behavior on other people
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Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment, especially through the exercise of authority
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A limiting condition, rule or measure
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The state or quality of being tactful
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A state in which the laws and rules regulating public behavior are observed
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A plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose
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The consequence brought about by a particular event
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A person's power or capacity to attain something
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Exclusive control over the trade or production of a commodity or service through exclusive possession
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A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind
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A person employed to secretly obtain information on an enemy or competitor
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The action of entering and taking control of a building or land
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(usually used in plural form "pains") Effort expended towards a particular objective
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The quality of being uncommunicative
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Rigorous or stern control
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Containment of damage or loss
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Measures and procedures ensuring the safety of air travel
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A pedal, treadle, or lever used to initiate the motion of a machine or mechanism
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(of a device or system) The way in which something works
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Violent or forcible action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will
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A dummy medicine or treatment containing no active ingredients
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Refinement or grace in one's appearance or comportment
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A license conferring a right, typically to exclude others from making or selling something
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Control, regularization, or regulation of a process or data to achieve a standard or desired state
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The extent of control or manipulation over individual parts or units, often measured in bits
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Shrewdness or guile in one's choices or actions
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Verb
To exert influence over or dictate the outcome of
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“War can no longer control the people with fear. The people must control the majority of their lives.”
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To operate a machine or device
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“Allow me to control this flying contraption while you sit there and flounder about.”
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To restrain or to keep in check
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“I'm now better able to control my temper with self-talk.”
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To defeat, subdue or overcome with superior strength
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To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated or intensive efforts
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To regulate the speed or amount of something given or administered
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To hold exclusive control or dominance over
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To gain influence by corrupt means or intimidation
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To cause something to function with motion
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To delight, allure or attract in an almost magical manner
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To keep a particular state constant or consistent
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To take control or possession of something or a place
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To make normal, to make standard
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To arrange systematically
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To be victorious, or to prove to be more powerful or superior
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To be preoccupied with a single thought, topic or emotion
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To tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or on a farm
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To make a change to (a routine, behavior or habit)
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To possess or be responsible for
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To maintain law and order, typically by guarding or protecting
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To direct towards a particular direction, end or object
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To put down or control by cruelty or force
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To produce a state of hypnosis in (someone)
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To channel or transfer energy or emotions into a different form or direction
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To save for future use
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To exploit someone for one's personal gain
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