Controlling
Controlling adjective - Able to control or determine policy.
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Master is a synonym for controlling in dominant topic. In some cases you can use "Master" instead the word "Controlling" as a verb or an adjective, when it comes to topics like governing.
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Mad Mod in the Teen Titans animated series is a tech-based master of illusion, controlling holographic emitters by use of his cane.
Source: Master of Illusion - Dieter Tautz, a yoga master in the film Scanners is said to be capable of controlling his heart rate and several other usually uncontrollable body functions.
Source: Master of Your Domain -
The platform game Sleepwalker had the player controlling a hapless dog tasked with stopping his master from waking up as he sleepwalked all over the city.
Source: Badly Battered Babysitter
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