Control
noun
The power to make decisions or direct things.
She has control over the department's budget.
Often appears as...
- take control
- lose control
verb
To command or direct something or someone.
He controlled the crowd with his calm voice.
Often appears as...
- control emotions
- control oneself
noun
A method or way of limiting, managing or stopping something.
The car's speed control was faulty.
Often appears as...
- quality control
- pest control
noun
A person or thing used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a scientific experiment.
We used a control group in the experiment.
Often appears as...
- control group
- control experiment
noun
A mechanism or a switch on a machine or vehicle that operates a particular function.
The volume control on this device is not working.
Often appears as...
- control switch
- control knob
verb
To stop yourself from showing your emotions or doing what you want to do.
She struggled to control her laughter.
Often appears as...
- control anger
- control temptations
noun
The power to make decisions or direct things.
She has control over the department's budget.
Often appears as...
- take control
- lose control
verb
To command or direct something or someone.
He controlled the crowd with his calm voice.
Often appears as...
- control emotions
- control oneself
noun
A method or way of limiting, managing or stopping something.
The car's speed control was faulty.
Often appears as...
- quality control
- pest control
noun
A person or thing used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a scientific experiment.
We used a control group in the experiment.
Often appears as...
- control group
- control experiment
noun
A mechanism or a switch on a machine or vehicle that operates a particular function.
The volume control on this device is not working.
Often appears as...
- control switch
- control knob
verb
To stop yourself from showing your emotions or doing what you want to do.
She struggled to control her laughter.
Often appears as...
- control anger
- control temptations
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/3Authority Aspect
Often implies responsibility for making important decisions or policies.
As CEO, she has control over company operations.
Pro Tip 2/3Power Dynamics
Can suggest superiority or dominance in a relationship or situation.
The manager's control over the team's schedule is absolute.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
In personal contexts, having or losing control can be emotionally significant.
He maintained control during the stressful negotiation.
Pro Tip 1/3Authority Aspect
Often implies responsibility for making important decisions or policies.
As CEO, she has control over company operations.
Pro Tip 2/3Power Dynamics
Can suggest superiority or dominance in a relationship or situation.
The manager's control over the team's schedule is absolute.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
In personal contexts, having or losing control can be emotionally significant.
He maintained control during the stressful negotiation.
Pro Tip 1/3Authority Aspect
Often implies responsibility for making important decisions or policies.
As CEO, she has control over company operations.
Pro Tip 2/3Power Dynamics
Can suggest superiority or dominance in a relationship or situation.
The manager's control over the team's schedule is absolute.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
In personal contexts, having or losing control can be emotionally significant.
He maintained control during the stressful negotiation.
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although we don't know which genes are involved. But environment matters, too. Parents who put their child on a pedestal can foster grandiose narcissism. And cold, controlling parents can contribute to vulnerable narcissism. Narcissism also seems to be higher in cultures that value individuality and self-promotion.
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was be the change you want to see in the world and my case for all of this is that we need a theory of change and what policy makers often seem to believe is that they can only affect change in schools by grabbing the reins and taking command of everything and controlling it and that's what we're seeing around the
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What is depression? -...
it takes the average person suffering with a mental illness over ten years to ask for help. But there are very effective treatments. Medications and therapy complement each other to boost brain chemicals. In extreme cases, electroconvulsive therapy, which is like a controlled seizure in the patient's brain,
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What is bipolar...
which works like a carefully controlled seizure in the brain, is sometimes used as an emergency treatment. Some bipolar patients reject treatment because they're afraid it will dim their emotions and destroy their creativity. But modern psychiatry is actively trying to avoid that.
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The language of lying —...
I controlled every outcome in my life." In his denial, Armstrong described a hypothetical situation focused on someone else, removing himself from the situation entirely. In his admission, he owns his statements, delving into his personal emotions and motivations.
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How playing an...
strengthens those brain functions, allowing us to apply that strength to other activities. The most obvious difference between listening to music and playing it is that the latter requires fine motor skills, which are controlled in both hemispheres of the brain.
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Debunking the myths of...
that many of us exhibit from time to time. But the actual disorder is far more rare and can be quite debilitating. People affected have little or no control over their obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors, which tend to be time consuming
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What happens when our...
When the A.I. becomes superintelligent, it realizes that there is a more effective way to achieve this take control of the world and stick electrodes into the facial muscles of humans to cause constant, beaming grins. Another example,
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Loose Wild Hogs PIPE...
wildlife control agent Steve d'amour and his team have set a net to catch three
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Kilauea Volcano Eruption...
no lands no life we can't control volcanoes but they're
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The psychology of...
although we don't know which genes are involved. But environment matters, too. Parents who put their child on a pedestal can foster grandiose narcissism. And cold, controlling parents can contribute to vulnerable narcissism. Narcissism also seems to be higher in cultures that value individuality and self-promotion.
Video examples
Expanding our definition...
was be the change you want to see in the world and my case for all of this is that we need a theory of change and what policy makers often seem to believe is that they can only affect change in schools by grabbing the reins and taking command of everything and controlling it and that's what we're seeing around the
Video examples
What is depression? -...
it takes the average person suffering with a mental illness over ten years to ask for help. But there are very effective treatments. Medications and therapy complement each other to boost brain chemicals. In extreme cases, electroconvulsive therapy, which is like a controlled seizure in the patient's brain,
Video examples
What is bipolar...
which works like a carefully controlled seizure in the brain, is sometimes used as an emergency treatment. Some bipolar patients reject treatment because they're afraid it will dim their emotions and destroy their creativity. But modern psychiatry is actively trying to avoid that.
Video examples
The language of lying —...
I controlled every outcome in my life." In his denial, Armstrong described a hypothetical situation focused on someone else, removing himself from the situation entirely. In his admission, he owns his statements, delving into his personal emotions and motivations.
Video examples
How playing an...
strengthens those brain functions, allowing us to apply that strength to other activities. The most obvious difference between listening to music and playing it is that the latter requires fine motor skills, which are controlled in both hemispheres of the brain.
Video examples
Debunking the myths of...
that many of us exhibit from time to time. But the actual disorder is far more rare and can be quite debilitating. People affected have little or no control over their obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors, which tend to be time consuming
Video examples
What happens when our...
When the A.I. becomes superintelligent, it realizes that there is a more effective way to achieve this take control of the world and stick electrodes into the facial muscles of humans to cause constant, beaming grins. Another example,
Video examples
Loose Wild Hogs PIPE...
wildlife control agent Steve d'amour and his team have set a net to catch three
Video examples
Kilauea Volcano Eruption...
no lands no life we can't control volcanoes but they're
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The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.
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Jack Kerouac
American Novelist
My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Scottish Inventor
The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.
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American Comedian
Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.
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Thomas A. Edison
American Inventor
What a man's mind can create, man's character can control.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
If you understand the universe, you control it, in a way.
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Charles R. Swindoll
American Clergyman
I believe firmly in God's control in life.
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American Boxer
I like to control my own personal life.
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Willie Nelson
American Musician
Freedom is control in your own life.
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James A. Garfield
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Ideas control the world.
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Tony Robbins
American Speaker
The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.
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Jack Kerouac
American Novelist
My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Scottish Inventor
The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.
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Groucho Marx
American Comedian
Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.
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Thomas A. Edison
American Inventor
What a man's mind can create, man's character can control.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
If you understand the universe, you control it, in a way.
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Charles R. Swindoll
American Clergyman
I believe firmly in God's control in life.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
I like to control my own personal life.
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Willie Nelson
American Musician
Freedom is control in your own life.
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James A. Garfield
American President
Ideas control the world.
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