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 : (medicine, transitive or intransitive) To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.

Verb : (intransitive) To produce an effect.

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

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

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

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 : (transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.

Verb : (intransitive, Yorkshire, dated) To look for something lost.

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

see to it

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

see

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

Noun : The office of a bishop or archbishop.

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

ensure

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

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

verify

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

Verb : (transitive) To substantiate or prove the truth 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 influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something

Verb : (transitive) To influence or control someone in order to achieve a specific purpose, especially one that is unknown to the one being manipulated and beneficial to the manipulator; to use

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

assure

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

Verb : (transitive) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something). [with that; or with of]

Verb : (transitive) To reassure.

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 : (uncountable) control or caution; reserve

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

ascendance

Noun : Ascendancy, superiority; the act of ascending.

moderate

Adjective : Not excessive; acting in moderation

Adjective : Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.

Adjective : (US, politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.

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

curb

Noun : (figurative) Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.

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

Noun : (Canada, US) A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system with adjacent paved areas to permit vehicles to off-load or load passengers.

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 : (intransitive) To succeed at an attempt in spite of difficulty. [with infinitive]

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 : A manner of speaking or writing to another; language, style.

Noun : (diplomacy, politics) A formal approach to a sovereign or head of state, especially an official appeal or petition.

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 : (BDSM) A fetish characterized by control and power over and discipline of one's sexual partner.

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, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.

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

Noun : A criminal offence, the trade in stolen goods.

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

Noun : The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable. [from 18th c.]

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

surveillance

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

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

Noun : (law) In criminal law, an investigation process by which police gather evidence about crimes, or suspected crime, through continued observation of persons or places.

authority

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

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

Noun : (uncountable) Official permission; authorisation to act in some capacity on behalf of a ruling entity.

proficiency

Noun : Ability, skill, competence.

commanding

Noun : The act of giving a command.

compliance

Noun : (uncountable) The state of being compliant.

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

Noun : (uncountable, business) The department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with.

enforcement

Noun : The act of enforcing; compulsion.

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

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

oversee

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

Verb : To inspect, examine.

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

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 : An acceptance of good faith of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.

campaign

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

Noun : (sports) A player or team's efforts during a sporting season.

Noun : (roleplaying games) A series of play sessions using the same player characters, forming a continuous narrative.

readiness

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

Noun : Willingness.

monitor

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

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.

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 : The office or status of a leader.

Noun : A group of leaders.

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 : 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 : An examination of the opinions of a group of people.

Noun : A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions of a group of people.

mastering

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

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 : A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.

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.

Verb : To observe the status or nature of an object beyond what is found obvious upon its initial presentation; to 'view within' the object.

scrutinising

Adjective : Of an action that scrutinises.

manipulation

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

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

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

audit

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

Noun : An examination in general.

Noun : The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; final account.

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 : (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.

Noun : The act of examining.

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

verification

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

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

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 control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.

Verb : To put or maintain in order.

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

assurance

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

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

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

eyewitness

Noun : Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it. [from 16th 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 application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service.

Noun : (military) A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc.

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

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

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

Noun : Arrangement in a sequence.

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) To equate or make the same; to unite or combine into one.

order

Noun : (countable) A command.

Noun : (countable) A request for some product or service; a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods.

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

familiarity

Noun : Close or habitual acquaintance with someone or something; understanding or recognition acquired from experience.

Noun : The state of being extremely friendly; intimacy.

Noun : Undue intimacy; inappropriate informality, impertinence.

witness

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

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

Noun : (countable) One who is called upon to witness an event or action, such as a wedding or the signing of a document.

deal

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

Noun : (card games) The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.

Noun : A particular instance of trading (buying or selling; exchanging; bartering); a transaction.

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 : The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness; fortitude.

Noun : (countable) That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.

assessment

Noun : An appraisal or evaluation.

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

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) animals forward.

prosecution

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

Noun : (law) The prosecuting party.

Noun : (law) In many countries, a legal body and institution, usually part of the state apparatus, empowered to perform prosecution. Prosecutor's Office. See Prosecutor.

regulation

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.

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

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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