Subverting by means of psychological tactics an individual's control of his or her mind (thinking, behavior, emotions or decisions). One acknowledged technique to facilitate this is hypnosis.

A set of technical means to mitigate seismic impact in building and non-building structures for enhancing their seismic fitness.

An interdisciplinary branch of engineering and mathematics, dealing with the control of the behavior of dynamical systems.

plural of control freak

Not under control. / Not controllable. / Not in control of one's actions.

(informal) A person who is excessively controlling and domineering. / (informal) A tyrant or manipulator.

The regulation or management of another species defined as a pest. / A service that removes pests.

plural of control brief

(management) A tool used to determine whether a manufacturing or business process is in a state of statistical control or not.

(countable) A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away. / (uncountable) A means of operating a device from a distance.