control

noun129 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.1

Used to describe complete and total power over someone or something.

Used to describe complete and total power over someone or something.

Used to describe complete and total power over someone or something.

Refers to careful and detailed supervision or management, often with firm rules.

Used to describe complete and total power over someone or something.

Control exercised without intermediaries.

Refers to careful and detailed supervision or management, with very little freedom.

Control exercised by the government.

Indicates that the control produces the desired result or is successful.

Control exercised by the national state or government.

Refers to careful and detailed supervision or management.

Control related to politics and public affairs.

Control exercised by the armed forces.

Control from a single central authority.

The control parents have over their children's actions, often used in the context of media or technology.

Indicates that the control is appropriate or correct for the situation.

Mechanisms used by society to regulate the behavior of individuals.

Control of the military or police by non-military government officials.

To be in a position of power over something.

To begin to have power over something.

To obtain or get power over something.

To obtain or get power over something (more informal).

To set up a system of power over something.

To take power suddenly and forcefully.

To take a position of power, often formally or officially.

To state one's power over something firmly and confidently.

To succeed in getting power over something, often through effort.

To get power by winning a conflict, competition, or election.

To take power quickly and sometimes forcefully.