lead
verb [I or T] (CONTROL) /liːd/ (led, led /led/ )Definition
B2 to control a group of people, a country, or a situation: I think we've chosen the right person to lead the expedition. I've asked Gemma to lead the discussion. Who will be leading the inquiry into the accident?Controlling and being in charge
(Definition of lead verb (CONTROL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- assume verb (TAKE CONTROL)
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- dictate verb (GIVE ORDERS)
- have sb by the balls idiom
- have sb eating out of your hand idiom
- have sb in the palm of your hand idiom
- have/hold the whip hand idiom
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- peremptory adjective
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