CONTROL

control,n. The direct or indirect power to direct the management and policies of a person or entity, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise; the power or authority to manage, direct, or oversee <the principal exercised control over the agent>. superintending control.The general supervisory control that a higher court in a jurisdiction has over the admin-istrative affairs of a lower court within that jurisdiction. [Cases: Courts  204.] working control.The effective control of a corporation by a person or group who owns less than 50% of the stock. [Cases: Corporations  174. C.J.S. Corporations § 307.] control,vb.1. To exercise power or influence over <the judge controlled the proceedings>.2. To regulate or govern <by law, the budget office controls expenditures>.3. To have a controlling interest in <the five shareholders controlled the company>. [Blacks Law 8th]