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administration(noun, organization, state, control, charge)
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guideline(noun, law, regulation, action, plan)
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management(noun, organization, state, control, force)
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mandate(noun, verb, law, regulation, act)
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model(noun, concept, law, regulation, philosophy)
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preside(verb, control, run, maintain, direct)
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superintend(verb, control, order, set, show)
10
moral(noun, law, regulation, significance, behavior)
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criterion(noun, law, regulation, measure, behavior)
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habit(noun, organization, form, characteristic, control)
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master(verb, order, check, determine, direct)
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measure(noun, verb, activity, regulation, action)
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routine(noun, form, activity, nature, action)
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ruler(noun, bar, stick, measure, branch)
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statute(noun, organization, law, regulation, act)
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system(noun, activity, concept, order, style)
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directive(noun, law, regulation, act, order)
9
dominance(noun, act, control, power, right)
9
empire(noun, territory, state, control, area)
9
figure(noun, verb, hold, set, end)
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