control
vb
1 administer, boss (informal) call the shots, call the tune, command, conduct, direct, dominate, govern, handle, have charge of, have (someone) in one's pocket, hold the purse strings, keep a tight rein on, keep on a string, lead, manage, manipulate, oversee, pilot, reign over, rule, steer, superintend, supervise
2 bridle, check, constrain, contain, curb, hold back, limit, master, rein in, repress, restrain, subdue
3 (used of a machine, an experiment, etc.) counteract, determine, monitor, regulate, verify
n
4 authority, charge, command, direction, discipline, government, guidance, jurisdiction, management, mastery, oversight, rule, superintendence, supervision, supremacy
5 brake, check, curb, limitation, regulation, restraint
self-control
calmness, cool, coolness, restraint, self-discipline, self-mastery, self-restraint, strength of mind or will, willpower