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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
- pull the strings
- 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
- instruct
- administer
- administrate
- advise
- boss
- bully
- call
- call the signals
- command
- conduct
- deal with
- direct
- discipline
- dominate
- domineer
- govern
- guide
- 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
- tease
- 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
- debar
- act
- adjuration
- ban
- behest
- bidding
- call
- canon
- caveat
- charge
- citation
- commandment
- decree
- demand
- devoir
- dictate
- dictation
- care
- carrying on
- channels
- charge
- control
- direction
- execution
- guidance
- handling
- intendance
- leadership
- management
- manipulation
- organization
- oversight
- plan
- absolute
- bald
- blunt
- candid
- categorical
- downright
- explicit
- express
- forthright
- frank
- matter-of-fact
- open
- outspoken
- person-to-person
- plain
- plainspoken
- conduct
- control
- cultivation
- curb
- development
- domestication
- drill
- drilling
- education
- exercise
- inculcation
- indoctrination
- limitation
- method
- orderliness
- practice
- 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
- keep under thumb
- 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
- lead by the nose
- 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
- guide
- adviser
- attendant
- captain
- chaperon
- cicerone
- conductor
- controller
- convoy
- counselor
- criterion
- design
- director
- docent
- escort
- example
- exemplar
- arm
- bail
- crank
- ear
- grasp
- haft
- handgrip
- helve
- hilt
- hold
- holder
- knob
- shaft
- stem
- stock
- tiller
- arch
- champion
- first
- foremost
- front
- highest
- leading
- main
- pioneer
- preeminent
- premier
- prime
- principal
- stellar
- supreme
- topmost
- 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
- pull the wires
- administer
- administrate
- advise
- be in saddle
- boss
- bully
- call
- call the signals
- command
- conduct
- deal with
- direct
- discipline
- dominate
- domineer
- govern
- administer
- administrate
- advise
- be in saddle
- boss
- bully
- call
- call the signals
- command
- conduct
- deal with
- direct
- discipline
- dominate
- domineer
- govern
- 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
- pull the wires
- acquaint
- advise
- apprise
- brainwash
- break in
- break it to
- brief
- clue in
- coach
- counsel
- discipline
- disclose
- drill
- drum into
- educate
- engineer
- advance
- advantage
- ahead
- bulge
- cutting edge
- direction
- edge
- example
- facade
- front rank
- guidance
- head
- heavy
- leadership
- margin
- model
- administer
- advocate
- boss
- call the shots
- call upon
- captain
- care for
- carry on
- command
- concert
- conduct
- counsel
- designate
- direct
- disburse
- dominate
- 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
- pass by
- 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
- run the show
- ace
- aerialist
- aeronaut
- aviator
- bellwether
- captain
- conductor
- coxswain
- dean
- director
- doyen/doyenne
- eagle
- flier
- flyer
- guide
- helmsperson
- carry weight
- command
- dominate
- domineer
- get the upper hand
- govern
- hold sway
- manage
- outweigh
- overrule
- overshadow
- preponderate
- prevail
- reign
- rule
- tell
- Dutch uncle
- aide
- attorney
- authority
- backseat driver
- buttinski
- clubhouse lawyer
- coach
- confidant
- consultant
- counsel
- counselor
- director
- doctor
- expert
- friend
- cadre
- control
- order
- troops
- adapt
- adjust
- administer
- allocate
- arrange
- balance
- classify
- conduct
- control
- coordinate
- correct
- determine
- direct
- dispose
- fit
- fix
- administer
- boss
- charge
- check
- coach
- coerce
- compel
- conduct
- conquer
- constrain
- control
- curb
- determine
- dictate
- direct
- dominate
- aphorism
- apothegm
- assize
- axiom
- basis
- brocard
- canon
- chapter and verse
- command
- commandment
- criterion
- decorum
- decree
- decretion
- dictum
- direction
- amble
- bound
- break
- canter
- dart
- dash
- drop
- escape
- fall
- flight
- gallop
- jog
- lope
- pace
- race
- rush
- 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
- pull the strings
- accompany
- attend
- call the tune
- carry on
- chair
- chaperon
- control
- convey
- direct
- engineer
- escort
- govern
- guide
- handle
- head
- keep
- be in the driver's seat
- beacon
- captain
- conduct
- control
- drive
- escort
- govern
- head for
- helm
- herd
- lead
- pilot
- point
- route
- run
- accountable
- apt
- at one's feet
- bound by
- captive
- collateral
- conditional
- contingent
- controlled
- dependent
- directed
- disposed
- enslaved
- exposed
- governed
- in danger of
- 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
- overthrow
- 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
- handle
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