control implies a regulating or restraining in order to keep within bounds or on a course. direct implies constant guiding and regulating so as to achieve smooth operation. power, authority, jurisdiction, …

To control is to dominate or command something or someone, as in Tomas showed excellent control of his hand several weeks after his surgery. As a noun, control can refer to the act of controlling, as in I …

The plant was updated with new control panels for its industrial machinery. Investigators are still trying to determine who was at the controls when the company jet crashed.

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 …

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Mechanical Engineering controls, [plural] an arrangement of devices, such as switches, for regulating or directing the operation of a machine: The controls are easy to understand and within easy reach of …

The people who control an organization or place have the power to take all the important decisions about the way that it is run. He controls the largest company in the country.