control

noun

1.
power to direct or determine
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control
2.
a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
3.
(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
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control
4.
a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
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control
5.
the activity of managing or exerting control over something
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control
6.
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
7.
discipline in personal and social activities
8.
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
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control
9.
a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
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control
10.
a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
11.
the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.