Control
Held
Held adjective - Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.
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- The fourth issue of Global Frequency features a terrorist threatening to detonate a bomb using a hand-held remote control with a Big Red Button.
Source: Handy Remote Control - Feudal Japan, as the vassal states were held together more out of reverence for the Emperor than by any direct control.
Source: Hegemonic Empire -
All Is Well That Ends Well: Eliot Loudermilk has the control room held hostage with a shotgun.
Source: Film / Scrooged
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