Another Word For CONTROL

operate

Verb : (transitive or intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.

Verb : (transitive or intransitive) To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially (medicine) to take appropriate effect on the human system.

Verb : (transitive or intransitive) To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence.

command

Noun : An order to do something.

Noun : The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.

Noun : power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.

ascendancy

Noun : The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy.

Noun : (ecology) A quantitative attribute of an ecosystem, defined as a function of the ecosystem's trophic network, and intended to indicate its ability to prevail against disturbance by virtue of its combined organization and size.

Noun : (historical, Ireland, sometimes capitalized) Ellipsis of Protestant Ascendancy, a class of Protestant landowners and professionals that dominated political and social life in Ireland up to the early 20th century.

dominance

Noun : The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.

Noun : Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.

Noun : (physiology) The superior development of or preference for one side of the body or one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.

mastery

Noun : The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority.

Noun : Superiority in war or competition; victory; triumph; preeminence.

Noun : The act or process of mastering; the state of having mastered; expertise.

controller

Noun : One who controls something.

Noun : (electronics) Any electric or mechanical device for controlling a circuit or system.

Noun : (business) The chief accounting officer which audits, and manages the financial affairs of a company or government; a comptroller.

ascertain

Verb : To find out definitely; to discover or establish.

Verb : (obsolete) To make (someone) certain or confident about something; to inform.

Verb : (archaic) To establish, to prove.

see to it

Verb : (intransitive) To ascertain, ensure, or guarantee (that something happens)

see

Noun : a diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.

Noun : The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric

Noun : A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

ensure

Verb : (transitive) To make a pledge to (someone); to promise, guarantee (someone of something); to assure.

Verb : (intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).

verify

Verb : (transitive) To substantiate or prove the truth of something.

Verb : (transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.

Verb : (transitive, law) To affirm something formally, under oath.

master

Noun : Someone who has control over something or someone.

Noun : The owner of an animal or slave.

Noun : (nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.

manipulate

Verb : (transitive) To move, arrange or operate something using the hands

Verb : (transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something

Verb : (transitive, medicine) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose

assure

Verb : (transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.

Verb : (transitive, followed by that or of) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).

Verb : (obsolete) To guarantee, promise (to do something).

contain

Verb : (transitive) To hold inside.

Verb : (transitive) To include as a part.

Verb : (transitive) To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.

hold

Noun : A grasp or grip.

Noun : An act or instance of holding.

Noun : A place where animals are held for safety

restraint

Noun : (countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures

Noun : (uncountable) control or caution; reserve

ascendance

Noun : Ascendancy, superiority; the act of ascending.

moderate

Adjective : Not excessive; acting in moderation

Adjective : (pathology) more than mild, less than severe

Adjective : Mediocre

ascendency

Noun : Alternative spelling of ascendancy [The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy.]

hold in

Verb : (transitive) To keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping.

Verb : (intransitive, dated) To restrain oneself.

ascendence

Noun : Alternative form of ascendance [Ascendancy, superiority; the act of ascending.]

insure

Verb : (transitive) To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event.

Verb : (intransitive) To deal in such contracts; subscribe to a policy of insurance

Verb : (chiefly US, transitive, dated) Alternative spelling of ensure; to make sure or certain of; guarantee. [(transitive) To make a pledge to (someone); to promise, guarantee (someone of something); to assure.]

curb

Noun : (American spelling, Canadian spelling) A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand)

Noun : A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.

Noun : Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.

check

Noun : An inspection or examination.

Noun : A control; a limit or stop.

Noun : (chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.

control condition

Noun : a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experimen

manage

Verb : (transitive) To direct or be in charge of.

Verb : (transitive) To handle or control (a situation, job).

Verb : (transitive) To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.).

influence

Noun : The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.

Noun : An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.

Noun : A person or thing exerting such power or action.

executive

Noun : A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority.

Noun : The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.

Noun : (computing) A process that coordinates and governs the action of other processes or threads; supervisor.

action

Noun : The effort of performing or doing something.

Noun : Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.

Noun : A way of motion or functioning.

address

Noun : Direction.

Noun : (obsolete) Guidance; help.

Noun : (chiefly in the plural, now archaic) A polite approach made to another person, especially of a romantic nature; an amorous advance.

domination

Noun : Control by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force.

Noun : The exercise of power in ruling; sovereignty; authority; government.

Noun : (Christianity) A dominion; an angel from a high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy.

dominate

Verb : To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power

Verb : To exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone

Verb : To enjoy a commanding position in some field

willingness

Noun : The state of being willing

handling

Noun : A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.

Noun : (obsolete) The mechanism for handling or manipulating something.

Noun : (art) The mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch.

actuation

Noun : The act of putting into motion.

govern

Verb : (transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.

Verb : (intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.

Verb : (transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.

responsibility

Noun : The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Noun : The state of being liable, culpable, or responsible for something in particular.

Noun : A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.

surveillance

Noun : Close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.

Noun : Continuous monitoring of disease occurrence for example.

Noun : (military, espionage) Systematic observation of places and people by visual, aural, electronic, photographic or other means.

authority

Noun : (uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.

Noun : (plural) Persons, regarded collectively, who occupy official positions of power; police or law enforcement.

Noun : (countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.

proficiency

Noun : Ability, skill, competence.

commanding

Noun : The act of giving a command.

compliance

Noun : An act of complying.

Noun : (uncountable) The state of being compliant.

Noun : (uncountable) The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.

enforcement

Noun : The act of enforcing; compulsion.

Noun : A giving force to; a putting in execution.

Noun : That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied.

oversee

Verb : (literally) To survey, look at something in a wide angle.

Verb : (figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.

Verb : To inspect, examine

power

Noun : The ability to do or undergo something.

Noun : (social) The ability to coerce, influence, or control.

Noun : (countable) The ability to affect or influence.

accountability

Noun : The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.

Noun : An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.

Noun : Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.

campaign

Noun : A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.

Noun : The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.

Noun : (obsolete) An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign.

readiness

Noun : The state or degree of being ready; preparedness.

Noun : Willingness.

monitor

Noun : Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.

Noun : A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.

Noun : (computing) A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.

resolve

Noun : (uncountable) Determination; will power.

Noun : (countable) A determination to do something; a fixed decision.

Noun : (countable) An act of resolving something; resolution.

leadership

Noun : The capacity of someone to lead others.

Noun : A group of leaders.

Noun : The office or status of a leader.

scrutinize

Verb : (transitive) To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.

Verb : (transitive) To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.

adjustment

Noun : The action of adjusting something

Noun : The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration

Noun : The settling or balancing of a financial account

inspection

Noun : The act of examining something, often closely.

Noun : An organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.

check-up

Noun : (often used attributively) Alternative form of checkup [A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like.]

survey

Noun : The act of surveying; a general view.

Noun : A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.

Noun : The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.

mastering

Noun : Becoming professional in the use of something; having mastery of.

Noun : The process by which an audio recording is mastered.

vetting

Noun : A checking or investigation.

scrutiny

Noun : Intense study of someone or something.

Noun : Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.

Noun : (Christianity) An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.

examine

Noun : (informal) An act of examining.

scrutinise

Verb : (transitive) To examine something with great care.

Verb : (transitive) To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.

inspect

Verb : To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.

Verb : To view and examine officially.

scrutinising

Adjective : Of an action that scrutinises.

manipulation

Noun : The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.

Noun : The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic.

Noun : The usage of psychological influence over a person, event, or situation to gain a desired outcome.

audit

Noun : A judicial examination.

Noun : An examination in general.

Noun : An independent review and examination of records and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls, to ensure compliance with established policies and operational procedures, and to recommend necessary changes in controls, policies, or procedures

truce

Noun : A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties.

Noun : An agreement between opposed parties in which they pledge to cease fighting for a limited time.

examination

Noun : The act of examining.

Noun : Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.

Noun : (education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.

verification

Noun : The act of verifying.

Noun : The state of being verified.

Noun : Confirmation; authentication.

observing

Noun : observation

observer

Noun : One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice

Noun : One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.

Noun : A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate

watching

Noun : The act of one who watches.

observe

Noun : (archaic) An observation (remark, comment or judgement).

observation

Noun : The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)

Noun : The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.

Noun : A remark or comment.

supervised

Adjective : Done under supervision; watched.

identifying

Noun : An act of identification.

crackdown

Noun : Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement.

regulate

Verb : To dictate policy.

Verb : To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.

Verb : To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.

assurance

Noun : The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence.

Noun : The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty.

Noun : Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.

eyewitness

Noun : Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

counter

Noun : One who counts.

Noun : A reckoner; someone who collects data by counting; an enumerator.

Noun : An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.

requisition

Noun : A formal request for something.

Noun : A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice.

Noun : (law) A notarial demand for repayment of a debt.

test

Noun : A challenge, trial.

Noun : A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.

Noun : (academia) An examination, given often during the academic term.

regulatory

Adjective : Of or pertaining to regulation.

seizure

Noun : The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.

Noun : A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).

Noun : A sudden onset of pain or emotion.

vigilance

Noun : Alert watchfulness.

Noun : Close and continuous attention.

Noun : (obsolete) A guard; a person set to watch.

monitoring

Noun : The carrying out of surveillance on, or continuous or regular observation of, an environment or people in order to detect signals, movements or changes of state or quality.

ordering

Noun : Arrangement in a sequence.

Noun : (uncountable) The placement of an order for goods or services.

Noun : The act or ceremony of ordaining, as priests or deacons.

identify

Verb : (transitive) To establish the identity of someone or something.

Verb : (transitive) To disclose the identity of someone.

Verb : (transitive, biology) To establish the taxonomic classification of an organism.

order

Noun : (countable) Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.

Noun : (countable) A position in an arrangement, disposition, or sequence.

Noun : (uncountable) The state of being well arranged.

familiarity

Noun : The state of being extremely friendly; intimacy.

Noun : Undue intimacy; inappropriate informality, impertinence.

Noun : An instance of familiar behaviour.

witness

Noun : (uncountable) Attestation of a fact or event; testimony.

Noun : (countable) One who sees or has personal knowledge of something.

Noun : (countable, law) Someone called to give evidence in a court.

deal

Noun : (obsolete) A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece.

Noun : (often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).

Noun : (archaic in general sense) An act of dealing or sharing out.

supervise

Verb : (transitive) To oversee or direct a task or organization.

Verb : (transitive, obsolete) To look over so as to read; to peruse.

determination

Noun : The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

Noun : (countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.

Noun : The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.

assessment

Noun : The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.

Noun : An appraisal or evaluation.

drive

Noun : Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.

Noun : Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; especially, a forced or hurried dispatch of business.

Noun : An act of driving (prompting) game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.

prosecution

Noun : The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor.

Noun : (law) The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person.

Noun : (law) The prosecuting party.

regulation

Noun : (uncountable) The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.

Noun : (countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.

Noun : (law, often in the plural) A type of law made by the executive branch of a government, usually as authorized by a statute made by the legislative branch giving the executive the authority to do so.

supervision

Noun : (uncountable) The act or instance of supervising.

Noun : (uncountable) Responsible oversight.

Noun : (countable, Cambridge University) A tutorial session for an individual student or a small group.

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