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control

[kuhn-trohl] / kənˈtroʊl /






Usage

What are other ways to say control? Control is either power or influence applied to the complete and successful direction or manipulation of persons or things: to be in control of a project. Authority is a power or right, usually because of rank or office, to issue commands and to punish for violations: to have authority over subordinates. Influence is a personal and unofficial power derived from deference of others to one's character, ability, or station; it may be exerted unconsciously or may operate through persuasion: to have influence over one's friends.

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He maintains a popular account on Instagram, where he gives his 173,000 followers a more casual look behind the scenes than they are used to from Disney’s tightly controlled publicity machine.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, harmonising a mix of Chinese and Western parts, flight controls, and software also presents technical challenges for international orders.

From BBC

It would be strange, she said, if someone facing such a "tsunami of negative publicity over such a long time" did not feel they were losing control of their life and destiny.

From BBC

AllTrue, founded in 2014, specializes in an emerging area known as AI trust, risk, and security management, which puts controls around AI usage.

From The Wall Street Journal

Years later, he told a grand jury: “My primary duties were to keep down these gangster killings and try to keep some of these rough guys under control.”

From Los Angeles Times