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noun power over sb/sth ADJ. absolute, complete, full, total | effective, proper | close, strict Weeds should be kept under strict control. | direct | government, parental, political, state VERB + CONTROL have | assume, establish, gain, get, take, win A military junta took control of the country. | keep, maintain, retain She struggled to keep control of her voice. | lose, relinquish He lost control of the car when he swerved to avoid a cyclist. | wrest attempts to wrest control of the town from government forces | get out of, go out of The car went out of control on the icy road. | re-establish, regain Enemy forces have now regained control of the area. | give sb/sth The idea is to give councils full control of their own budgets. | exercise, exert Editors do not exercise control over large sections of their newspapers. | bring/get sth under They soon got the situation under control. PREP. beyond/outside your ~ Parking is outside my control. | in ~ (of) The elected government is back in control. | out of ~ I had this feeling that things were out of control. | under (sb's) ~ Everything is under control The department was under the control of Bryce Thompson. | ~ over They have little control over that side of the business. PHRASES circumstances beyond sb's control The event has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. limiting/managing sth ADJ. air-traffic, arms, birth, budgetary, cost, crowd, gun, pest, pollution, quality, rent, social, stock, traffic The police are experts in crowd control. (usuallycontrols) method of limiting/managing sth ADJ. strict, stringent, tight, tough | lax | border, export, price calls for tougher export controls VERB + CONTROL impose, introduce The government has imposed strict controls on new building. | tighten The country has tightened its border controls. | ease, relax plans to relax price controls | lift, remove PREP. ~ on They have introduced controls on public spending. for operating a machine ADJ. remote | volume VERB + CONTROL take Once we were in the air, I was allowed to take the controls. CONTROL + NOUN panel PREP. at the ~s Chief Air Officer Sedley was at the controls of the Boeing 707., verb ADV. carefully, strictly, tightly Conditions in the greenhouse are carefully controlled. Expenditure within the company is tightly controlled. | effectively, properly | centrally, directly
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control
to have power over a country, place, company etc, and decide what happens there:
• The Democrats controlled the US Congress. • Government forces now control the city.
run
to make the important everyday decisions concerning a company, organization, country etc, so that it can continue to operate:
• He runs a software company in New York. • The parents want to run the school themselves. • The government is unfit to run the country. • The charity runs a medical clinic in one of the poorest parts of the city.
be in charge of somebody/something
to have control over something, or responsibility for a group of people:
• She is in charge of training new employees. • I left him in charge of the children while I was out.
manage
to be in charge of a company, especially one that someone else owns:
• In 1963, she opened a furniture store, and her son has managed it since 1985.
be in power
if a group or leader is in power, they have political control of a country:
• Abe resigned after less than a year in power. • It was the first time a democratically elected government had been in power.
rule
if a leader or political group rules a country, they have political control of that country:
• President Assad ruled the country for almost 30 years. • The same party has ruled Japan for many years.
supervise
to be in charge of a group of workers or students and make sure that they do their work properly:
• Professor Braude supervised the research team. • He’s supervising the building work.
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