105 entries under order topic. ×

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restrain(verb, hold, control, run)
12
bridle(verb, hold, control, check)
12
curb(verb, hold, control, run)
11
preside(verb, control, run, maintain)
10
overrule(verb, control, run, direct)
10
pilot(verb, control, show, drive)
8
determine(verb, hold, control, place)
8
dictate(verb, state, control, give)
7
dispose(verb, move, hold, control)
7
hold sway(verb, expression, control, run)
6
call the shots(verb, expression, idiom, state, move)
6
operate(verb, take, control, work)
5
preside over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, control)
5
shepherd(verb, hold, control, place)
4
be in power(verb, expression, idiom, control)
4
chair(verb, control, run, direct)
4
hold the reins(verb, expression, idiom, run)
4
predominate(verb, control, run, determine)
4
prescribe(verb, state, control, determine)
4
prevail(verb, control, run, determine)
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