control

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control
kənˈtrəʊl Listen
Meanings
noun
  • the power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.
    E.g. the whole operation is under the control of a production manager
  • a person or thing used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment.
    E.g. platelet activity was higher in patients with the disease than in the controls
  • a member of an intelligence organization who personally directs the activities of a spy.
    E.g. he sat with his KGB control as the details of his new assignment were explained
  • a high card that will prevent the opponents from establishing a particular suit.
    E.g. he has controls in both minor suits
verb
  • determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.
    E.g. he was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy
  • take into account (an extraneous factor that might affect the results of an experiment).
    E.g. no attempt was made to control for variations

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