under the control of
idiom
: under the direction or control of
The team is under the control of a new coach.
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The court has forever been under the control of the Queens Democratic Party through the law firm of Sweeney, Reich & Bolz.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
Putin last visited North Korea in 2000, when the hereditary dictatorship was under the control of Kim Jong Un's father, Kim Jong Il.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 18 June 2024
Bloom said the earlier 2023 suicide involved an inmate on work release who went into a bathroom, took off his pants and hanged himself with the clothing, while under the control of Miami-Dade’s corrections department.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
Both countries would like to take over the territory in northeast Syria that has so far been under the control of the United States and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S.-backed militia mostly led by Kurdish fighters.
—Aaron Stein, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2019
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
Putin last visited North Korea in 2000, when the hereditary dictatorship was under the control of Kim Jong Un's father, Kim Jong Il.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 18 June 2024
Bloom said the earlier 2023 suicide involved an inmate on work release who went into a bathroom, took off his pants and hanged himself with the clothing, while under the control of Miami-Dade’s corrections department.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
Both countries would like to take over the territory in northeast Syria that has so far been under the control of the United States and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S.-backed militia mostly led by Kurdish fighters.
—Aaron Stein, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2019
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