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controlled
[ kuhn-trohld ]
adjective
- held in check; curbed:
poorly controlled anger.
- carefully regulated, tested, or verified:
a controlled experiment.
- (of a drug) restricted by law as to possession and use:
Morphine is a controlled drug.
Word History and Origins
Origin of controlled1
Example Sentences
For his entire six years in office, the Democrats controlled both chambers of Congress.
Quango stands for quasi autonomous non-governmental organisations, which means they are taxpayer-funded but not directly controlled by central government, and include watchdogs as well as the prison service and the Bank of England.
Last month, Trump ordered large-scale strikes on areas controlled by the Houthis and threatened that they would be "completely annihilated".
Most of the state is now controlled by rebel and armed ethnic groups.
Greenland, the world's largest island, has been controlled by Denmark for about 300 years.
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