Controlling
Controlling adjective - Able to control or determine policy.
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Plan and controlling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plan" instead a noun "Controlling".
Plan
Plan noun - A method worked out in advance for achieving some objective.
Controlling and plan are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Controlling" instead a noun "Plan".
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- His plan turns out to be the controlling of every human in the universe to be the same, so no one can disagree.
Source: Villains Never Lie -
He literally had no other plan for controlling Borlath except that since he was Borlath's descendant, he'd of course be obligated to help him out.
- In Mass Effect 3, the Illusive Man's plan for defeating the Reapers by controlling them is entirely a valid one.
Source: Unfit for Greatness
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