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hold sway over synonyms

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  • administrate
  • be in the driver's seat
  • be in the saddle
  • boss
  • carry out
  • conduct
  • control
  • crack the whip
  • direct
  • execute
  • govern
  • head
  • head up
  • hold the reins
  • oversee
  • allocate
  • apportion
  • dispense
  • distribute
  • dole
  • dole out
  • execute
  • mete
  • mete out
  • admonish
  • advocate
  • caution
  • charge
  • commend
  • counsel
  • direct
  • dissuade
  • encourage
  • enjoin
  • exhort
  • forewarn
  • give a pointer
  • give a tip
  • guide
  • administer
  • administrate
  • advise
  • boss
  • bully
  • call
  • call the signals
  • command
  • conduct
  • deal with
  • direct
  • discipline
  • dominate
  • domineer
  • govern
  • awesome
  • bang-up
  • capital
  • champion
  • excellent
  • fine
  • first-rate
  • fly
  • top
  • whiz-bang
  • wonderful
  • annoyer
  • antagonizer
  • browbeater
  • bulldozer
  • coercer
  • harrier
  • hector
  • insolent
  • intimidator
  • oppressor
  • persecutor
  • pest
  • rascal
  • rowdy
  • ruffian
  • ahoy
  • alarm
  • all hail
  • calling
  • command
  • cry
  • hail
  • holler
  • scream
  • shout
  • signal
  • whoop
  • yawp
  • yell
  • adjure
  • appoint
  • authorize
  • ban
  • bar
  • beckon
  • bid
  • call
  • call for
  • call on
  • call upon
  • charge
  • check
  • cite
  • compel
  • act
  • adjuration
  • ban
  • behest
  • bidding
  • call
  • canon
  • caveat
  • charge
  • citation
  • commandment
  • decree
  • demand
  • devoir
  • dictate
  • care
  • carrying on
  • channels
  • charge
  • control
  • direction
  • execution
  • guidance
  • handling
  • intendance
  • leadership
  • management
  • manipulation
  • organization
  • oversight
  • absolute
  • bald
  • blunt
  • candid
  • categorical
  • downright
  • explicit
  • express
  • forthright
  • frank
  • matter-of-fact
  • open
  • outspoken
  • person-to-person
  • plain
  • conduct
  • control
  • cultivation
  • curb
  • development
  • domestication
  • drill
  • drilling
  • education
  • exercise
  • inculcation
  • indoctrination
  • limitation
  • method
  • orderliness
  • boss
  • call the shots
  • command
  • control
  • detract from
  • dictate
  • direct
  • domineer
  • eclipse
  • handle
  • have one's way
  • have upper hand
  • head
  • hold sway over
  • influence
  • be in the saddle
  • bend
  • bluster
  • boss around
  • browbeat
  • bulldoze
  • bully
  • call the shots
  • dominate
  • hector
  • henpeck
  • in the driver's seat
  • intimidate
  • keep under thumb
  • kick around
  • administer
  • assume command
  • be in power
  • be in the driver's seat
  • call the shots
  • call the signals
  • captain
  • carry out
  • command
  • conduct
  • control
  • dictate
  • direct
  • execute
  • exercise authority
  • adviser
  • attendant
  • captain
  • chaperon
  • cicerone
  • conductor
  • controller
  • convoy
  • counselor
  • criterion
  • design
  • director
  • docent
  • escort
  • example
  • arm
  • bail
  • crank
  • ear
  • grasp
  • haft
  • handgrip
  • helve
  • hilt
  • hold
  • holder
  • knob
  • shaft
  • stem
  • stock
  • arch
  • champion
  • first
  • foremost
  • front
  • highest
  • leading
  • main
  • pioneer
  • preeminent
  • premier
  • prime
  • principal
  • stellar
  • supreme
  • administrate
  • be in the driver's seat
  • be in the saddle
  • boss
  • carry out
  • conduct
  • control
  • crack the whip
  • direct
  • execute
  • govern
  • head
  • hold the reins
  • oversee
  • pull the strings
  • administer
  • administrate
  • advise
  • be in saddle
  • boss
  • bully
  • call
  • call the signals
  • command
  • conduct
  • deal with
  • direct
  • discipline
  • dominate
  • domineer
  • administrate
  • be in the driver's seat
  • be in the saddle
  • boss
  • carry out
  • conduct
  • control
  • crack the whip
  • direct
  • execute
  • govern
  • head
  • head up
  • oversee
  • pull the strings
  • acquaint
  • advise
  • apprise
  • brainwash
  • break in
  • break it to
  • brief
  • clue in
  • coach
  • counsel
  • discipline
  • disclose
  • drill
  • drum into
  • educate
  • advance
  • advantage
  • ahead
  • bulge
  • cutting edge
  • direction
  • edge
  • example
  • facade
  • front rank
  • guidance
  • head
  • heavy
  • leadership
  • margin
  • administer
  • advocate
  • boss
  • call the shots
  • call upon
  • captain
  • care for
  • carry on
  • command
  • concert
  • conduct
  • counsel
  • designate
  • direct
  • disburse
  • employ
  • feel
  • finger
  • form
  • manage
  • mold
  • operate
  • ply
  • shape
  • swing
  • thumb
  • use
  • wield
  • work
  • discount
  • disdain
  • fail to notice
  • forget
  • ignore
  • leave out
  • leave undone
  • let fall between the cracks
  • let go
  • let slide
  • make light of
  • miss
  • omit
  • overpass
  • pass
  • baby-sit
  • be in driver's seat
  • boss
  • call the shots
  • captain
  • chaperon
  • command
  • eye
  • herd
  • inspect
  • keep one's eye on
  • look after
  • overlook
  • quarterback
  • ride herd on
  • ace
  • aerialist
  • aeronaut
  • aviator
  • bellwether
  • captain
  • conductor
  • coxswain
  • dean
  • director
  • doyen/doyenne
  • eagle
  • flier
  • flyer
  • guide
  • carry weight
  • command
  • dominate
  • domineer
  • get the upper hand
  • govern
  • hold sway
  • manage
  • outweigh
  • overrule
  • overshadow
  • preponderate
  • prevail
  • reign
  • rule
  • Dutch uncle
  • aide
  • attorney
  • authority
  • backseat driver
  • buttinski
  • clubhouse lawyer
  • coach
  • confidant
  • consultant
  • counsel
  • counselor
  • director
  • doctor
  • expert
  • cadre
  • control
  • order
  • troops
  • adapt
  • adjust
  • administer
  • allocate
  • arrange
  • balance
  • classify
  • conduct
  • control
  • coordinate
  • correct
  • determine
  • direct
  • dispose
  • fit
  • administer
  • boss
  • charge
  • check
  • coach
  • coerce
  • compel
  • conduct
  • conquer
  • constrain
  • control
  • curb
  • determine
  • dictate
  • direct
  • aphorism
  • apothegm
  • assize
  • axiom
  • basis
  • brocard
  • canon
  • chapter and verse
  • command
  • commandment
  • criterion
  • decorum
  • decree
  • decretion
  • dictum
  • amble
  • bound
  • break
  • canter
  • dart
  • dash
  • drop
  • escape
  • fall
  • flight
  • gallop
  • jog
  • lope
  • pace
  • race
  • administrate
  • be in the driver's seat
  • be in the saddle
  • boss
  • carry out
  • conduct
  • control
  • crack the whip
  • direct
  • execute
  • govern
  • head
  • head up
  • hold the reins
  • oversee
  • accompany
  • attend
  • call the tune
  • carry on
  • chair
  • chaperon
  • control
  • convey
  • direct
  • engineer
  • escort
  • govern
  • guide
  • handle
  • head
  • be in the driver's seat
  • beacon
  • captain
  • conduct
  • control
  • drive
  • escort
  • govern
  • head for
  • helm
  • herd
  • lead
  • pilot
  • point
  • route
  • accountable
  • apt
  • at one's feet
  • bound by
  • captive
  • collateral
  • conditional
  • contingent
  • controlled
  • dependent
  • directed
  • disposed
  • enslaved
  • exposed
  • governed
  • bear down
  • beat down
  • bring to heel
  • bring to knees
  • coerce
  • compel
  • conquer
  • crush
  • enslave
  • enthrall
  • force
  • hold sway
  • keep under thumb
  • kick around
  • overcome
  • conduct
  • manage
  • oversee
  • watch
  • administer
  • be in charge
  • be in driver's seat
  • be in the saddle
  • be on duty
  • be responsible for
  • boss
  • call the play
  • call the shots
  • chaperon
  • conduct
  • control
  • crack the whip
  • deal with
  • direct

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