51
control(noun, regulation, force, charge, understanding)
45
power(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
34
sway(noun, control, force, charge, understanding)
32
master(noun, control, person, ability, manage)
32
command(noun, control, order, force, charge)
32
rule(noun, law, control, area, force)
29
influence(noun, name, support, state, hold)
25
authorization(noun, law, control, order, force)
24
expert(noun, law, cause, rise, ability)
24
dominion(noun, control, area, force, charge)
23
leadership(noun, control, rule, lead, guidance)
21
sovereignty(noun, state, control, order, force)
21
supremacy(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
18
mastery(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
18
ascendancy(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
18
dominance(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
17
entitlement(noun, power, pass, right, benefit)
17
right(noun, law, control, force, charge)
16
government(noun, organization, law, control, force)
16
sanction(noun, law, support, action, hold)
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