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control

control - verb

To exercise authority or influence over: direct, dominate, govern, rule. See over.
To bring one's emotions under control: collect, compose, contain, cool, simmer down. See restraint.
To keep the mechanical operation of (a device) within proper parameters: govern, regulate. See control. machine.

The right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge: authority, command, domination, dominion, jurisdiction, mastery, might, power, prerogative, sovereignty, sway. Informal say-so. See over.
The act of exercising controlling power or the condition of being so controlled: command, dominance, domination, dominion, mastery, reign, rule, sway. See over.
The continuous exercise of authority over a political unit: administration, direction, governance, government, rule. See control. politics.
The keeping of one's thoughts and emotions to oneself: reserve, restraint, reticence, self-control, self-restraint, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness. See restraint.