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What is another word for having control over?

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Verb
Present participle for to take, or be in, charge of
leading the way
heading
leading
running
managing
controlling
overseeing
directing
supervising
captaining
commanding
administering
superintending
governing
ruling
bossing
guiding
handling
overlooking
spearheading
quarterbacking
regulating
presiding over
being in charge
holding sway over
conducting
administrating
stewarding
calling the shots
heading up
operating
organizingUS
piloting
running the show
organisingUK
keeping
dominating
steering
carrying on
officiating
looking after
tending
domineering
influencing
being in the saddle
taking the chair
calling the tune
taking over
ordering
swaying
tending to
manoeuvringUK
maneuveringUS
ministering
mastering
riding herd on
executing
being responsible for
coaching
calling the shots in
calling the tune in
sitting on top of
holding dominion over
caring for
exercising control over
having authority over
marshalingUS
assuming command of
reigning over
prevailing over
taking the reins of
marshallingUK
exercising power
pulling the strings
driving
running things
having authority
exercising authority over
taking charge
holding down
taking care of
wielding
holding office
having control of
fronting
taking the helm
having charge of
tyrannisingUK
officering
tyrannizingUS
pulling the wires
holding the reins
ruling over
inspecting
owning
cracked the whip
chaperoning
keeping an eye on
managing people
calling the play
taking charge of
dealing with
coordinating
masterminding
ordaining
officiating at
helming
adjudicating
refereeing
moderating
umpiring
chairing
judging
mediating
presiding
serving
emceeing
acting
functioning
carrying out official duties
performing official duties
doing the honors
pushing
browbeating
bullying
dictating
bulldozing
pressurizingUS
railroading
telling someone what to do
ordering about
riding roughshod over
throwing your weight around
giving orders to
leaning on
giving orders
ordering around
pressurisingUK
bossing about
lording it over
walking all over
laying down the law
using strong-arm tactics on
bossing around
trying to control
manipulating
fielding
addressing
maintaining
negotiating
hacking
taking
engaging in
watching over
taking forward
micromanaging
plying
instructing
calling upon
watching
working
treating
“Albert's powers now include proposing legislation, exiling anyone he chooses, rewriting the constitution, and having control over every one of his citizen's lives.”
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having dealings
having dealings in
having dealings with
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having depth
having control of
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having contempt for
having contact with
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having confidence in
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