under the control of

phrase

: under the direction or control of
The team is under the control of a new coach.

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Machado, one of Venezuela’s most popular political leaders, was barred from running in Venezuela’s last presidential election by courts under the control of former President Nicolás Maduro. — Clyburn Saint John, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 All are also under the control of individual EU members, and therefore do not require coordination across national governments. — Andrew McAfee, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026 That’s because electricity, like every other commodity in this new New York, is privatized, under the control of a company called Tensor. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Top leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind and Nvidia gathered to make sure artificial intelligence remains under the control of humans in service of humanity and the planet. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for under the control of

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“Under the control of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20control%20of. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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