controlled
adjective
[ kənˈtrəʊld ]
• not showing emotion; having one's feelings under control.
• "his every word seemed to be calm and controlled"
• under the control of someone or something.
• "the country's tightly controlled financial markets"
• (of an experiment, test, etc.) carried out under conditions that preclude error or the influence of extraneous factors.
• "the first randomized controlled trial to study the effects of copper bracelets on rheumatoid arthritis"
control
verb
• determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.
• "he was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy"
Similar:
be in charge of,
run,
be in control of,
manage,
direct,
administer,
head,
preside over,
have authority over,
supervise,
superintend,
oversee,
guide,
steer,
command,
rule,
govern,
lead,
dominate,
reign over,
hold sway over,
hegemonize,
be at the helm,
be the boss,
head up,
call the shots,
call the tune,
be in the driving seat,
be in the saddle,
run the show,
pull the strings,
rule the roost,
hold the purse strings,
wear the trousers,
• take into account (an extraneous factor that might affect the results of an experiment).
• "no attempt was made to control for variations"
Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘check or verify accounts’, especially by referring to a duplicate register): from Anglo-Norman French contreroller ‘keep a copy of a roll of accounts’, from medieval Latin contrarotulare, from contrarotulus ‘copy of a roll’, from contra- ‘against’ + rotulus ‘a roll’. The noun is perhaps via French contrôle .
in control
• able to direct a situation, person, or activity.
• "from the beginning he has been in control of his own destiny"
