controllernoun [ C ]
uk/kənˈtrəʊ.lər/us/kənˈtroʊ.lɚ/a person who controls something, or someone who is responsible for what a particular organization does:
an air-traffic controller
That was the year he became Controller of Radio 4.
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People in charge of or controlling other people
- administrator
- authority
- bureaucrat
- chairman
- chairperson
- force
- giant
- guiding spirit
- headman
- helicopter parent
- hierarchy
- kingmaker
- leader
- marshal
- operator
- overlord
- paymaster
- pillar
- powerhouse
- presidency
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