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Meaning of the word controlling in English

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controlling

US /kənˈtroʊ.lɪŋ/
UK /kənˈtroʊ.lɪŋ/

Verb

1.

determine the behavior or supervise the running of.

Example:
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he was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy
Synonym:
runmanagedirectadministerheadsupervisesuperintendoverseeguidesteercommandrulegovernleaddominatehegemonizehead upcall the shotscall the tunerun the showpull the stringsrule the roosthold the purse stringswear the trousers
2.

take into account (an extraneous factor that might affect results) when performing an experiment.

Example:
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no attempt was made to control for variations
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