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| NOUN: | 1. 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. 2. The act of exercising controlling power or the condition of being so controlled: command, dominance, domination, dominion, mastery, reign, rule, sway. See OVER. 3. The continuous exercise of authority over a political unit: administration, direction, governance, government, rule. See CONTROL, POLITICS. 4. The keeping of one's thoughts and emotions to oneself: reserve, restraint, reticence, self-control, self-restraint, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness. See RESTRAINT. | | VERB: | 1. To bring one's emotions under control: collect1, compose, contain, cool, simmer down. Idioms: cool it. See RESTRAINT. 2. To exercise authority or influence over: direct, dominate, govern, rule. Idioms: be at the helm, be in the driver's seat, hold sway over, hold the reins. See OVER. 3. To keep the mechanical operation of (a device) within proper parameters: govern, regulate. See CONTROL, MACHINE.
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