exercise authoritative control or power over
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
power to direct or determine
a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
(physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium
an organized structure for arranging or classifying
a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
