Controlled
Controlled adjective - Restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds.
Traditional and controlled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Traditional" instead an adjective "Controlled".
Traditional
Traditional adjective - Based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation.
Controlled and traditional are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Controlled" instead an adjective "Traditional".
Both words in one sentence
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It is more similar to the USSR or Oceania then a traditional empire, controlled by a political body.
Source: The Empire - A few minutes into the game, a blue Kirby joins the action, controlled by Kaz as is traditional for multiplayer Kirby games.
Source: Lets Play / medibot - A more "traditional" AI-controlled variant is what the Keepers are implied to be.
Source: Sapient Ship
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