| govern(verb, control, direct, rule) |
| reign(verb, control, order, direct) |
| rule(verb, control, direct, exercise) |
| hold sway(verb, expression, control, order) |
| be in power(verb, control, order, direct) |
| control(verb, direct, rule, manage) |
| sway(verb, control, order, direct) |
| command(verb, control, order, direct) |
| direct(verb, control, rule, manage) |
| dominate(verb, control, direct, rule) |
| lead(verb, control, order, direct) |
| manage(verb, control, direct, rule) |
| overrule(verb, control, order, direct) |
| supervise(verb, control, direct, rule) |
| administer(verb, control, order, direct) |
| assume command(verb, expression, control, order) |
| boss(verb, control, direct, rule) |
| call the shots(verb, expression, idiom, control, order) |
| call the signals(verb, expression, idiom, control, order) |
| captain(verb, control, order, direct) |