controls
Meaning of controls
- the power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.
the whole operation is under the control of a production manager
the situation was slipping out of her control
- determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.
he was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy
- take into account (an extraneous factor that might affect the results of an experiment).
no attempt was made to control for variations
late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘check or verify accounts’, especially by referring to a duplicate register): from Anglo-Norman French contreroller ‘keep a copy of a roll of accounts’, from medieval Latin contrarotulare, from contrarotulus ‘copy of a roll’, from contra- ‘against’ + rotulus ‘a roll’. The noun is perhaps via French contrôle .
Information about controls
- The singular form of controls is: control.
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CatalanHyphenation of controls
con-trols
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- controls is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
controls synonyms
Meaning the official power to make legal decisions and judgements:
Meaning a rhythmical movement from side to side:
Meaning political or social authority or control, especially that exercised by a government:
Meaning the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience:
Meaning authority, especially over armed forces:
Meaning power and influence over others:
Meaning the exercise of power or influence over someone or something, or the state of being so controlled:
Meaning the action or manner of controlling or regulating a state, organization, or people:
Meaning control or superiority over someone or something:
Meaning the action of leading a group of people or an organization:
Meaning control of or dominion over an area or people:
Meaning the period of rule of a monarch:
Meaning supreme power or authority:
Meaning the state or condition of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status:
Meaning occupation of a position of dominant power or influence:
Meaning the possession or exertion of control or power:
Meaning leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others:
Meaning responsibility for the care or control of someone or something:
Meaning the responsibility for and control of a company or organization:
Meaning the management or guidance of someone or something:
Meaning advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty, especially as given by someone in authority:
Meaning the action of supervising someone or something:
Meaning the management or arrangement of an activity or organization; supervision:
Meaning the action of overseeing something:
Meaning the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself:
Meaning be in charge of; manage:
Meaning be in charge of (a business, organization, or undertaking); run:
Meaning control the operations of; manage or govern:
Meaning manage and be responsible for the running of (a business, organization, etc.):
Meaning be in charge of:
Meaning observe and direct the execution of (a task or activity):
Meaning be responsible for the management or arrangement of (an activity or organization); oversee:
Meaning supervise (a person or their work), especially in an official capacity:
Meaning direct or influence the behaviour or development of:
Meaning guide or control the movement of (a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft), for example by turning a wheel or operating a rudder:
Meaning conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of (a state, organization, or people) with authority:
Meaning be in charge or command of:
Meaning have power and influence over:
Words that rhyme with controls
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