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administration(noun, politics, control, scope, domain)
13
management(noun, organization, control, power)
9
control(noun, organization, control, power)
9
leadership(noun, position, leader, role)
8
direction(noun, organization, control, power)
8
guidance(noun, organization, control, power)
7
authority(noun, control, power, rule)
6
command(noun, organization, control, power)
6
rule(noun, organization, control, power)
6
supervision(noun, organization, control, power)
5
dominion(noun, power, rule, authority)
5
power(noun, control, rule, authority)
4
domination(noun, control, power, rule)
2
influence(noun, control, power, rule)
2
sovereignty(noun, power, rule, authority)
2
superintendence(noun, organization, control, power)
2
sway(noun, control, power, rule)
1
supremacy(noun, control, power, rule)
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