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  1. Synonyms for CONTROL: controller, regulator, switch, selector, lever, knob, actuator, button; Antonyms of CONTROL: weakness, helplessness, impotence, powerlessness, impotency, relinquishment, surrendering, dispossession.

  2. the power to make a person, organization, or object do what you want: The new teacher has no control over the class. The police are in control of the situation. The place was in chaos, and nobody seemed to be in control. He lost control of the vehicle. Fewer examples.

  3. to order, limit, or rule something, or someone's actions or behaviour: If you can't control your dog, put it on a lead! You're going to have to learn to control your temper. The temperature is controlled by a thermostat. The laws controlling drugs are very strict in this country.

  4. [uncountable] the ability to make somebody/something do what you want. control over somebody/something The teacher had no control over the children. He fought hard to retain control over his work. control of something She struggled to keep control of her voice. She lost control of her car on the ice.

  5. to stop something from spreading or getting worse. control something Firefighters are still trying to control the blaze. to control a disease. She was given drugs to control the pain. control something with something Most of the symptoms can be controlled with medication. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. machine.

  6. To have control is to have the power to run something in an orderly way. A skillful teacher maintains control over students who might otherwise waste time or be disruptive. A control can also be a device used to operate a machine, like the remote control for a television.

  7. noun. /kənˈtroʊl/ power. [uncountable] control (of/over somebody/something) the power to make decisions about how a country, an area, an organization, etc. is run The party is expecting to gain control of City Hall in the next election. The Democrats will probably lose control of Congress. A military junta took control of the country.

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