Control vs. Dominate — What's the Difference?

To exercise restraint or direction over.

To overpower or overshadow.

To operate or command a mechanism.

To rule or govern with superiority.

The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events

To be prevalent or predominant.

A person or thing used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment

The Dominate is the name sometimes given to the "despotic" later phase of imperial government, following the earlier period known as the "Principate", in the ancient Roman Empire. This phase is more often called the Tetrarchy at least until 313 when the empire was reunited.It may begin with the commencement of the reign of Diocletian in AD 284, following the Third Century Crisis of AD 235–284, and to end in the west with the collapse of the Western Empire in AD 476, while in the east its end is disputed, as either occurring at the close of the reign of Justinian I (AD 565) or of Heraclius (AD 641).

A member of an intelligence organization who personally directs the activities of a spy

Have power and influence over

A high card that will prevent the opponents from establishing a particular suit

To control, govern, or rule by superior authority or power

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of

To exert a supreme, guiding influence on or over

Take into account (an extraneous factor that might affect the results of an experiment)

To enjoy a commanding, controlling position in

To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct

To be the most abundant in

To adjust to a requirement; regulate

To overlook from a height

To hold in restraint; check

To have or exert strong authority or mastery.

To reduce or prevent the spread of

To be situated in or occupy a position that is more elevated or decidedly superior to others.

To verify or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or by comparing with another standard.

To be predominant in an ecosystem.

To verify (a financial account, for example) by using a duplicate register for comparison.

To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power

Authority or ability to manage or direct

To exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone

One that controls; a controlling agent, device, or organization.

To enjoy a commanding position in some field

An instrument.

To overlook from a height.

Controls A set of such instruments.

To precede another node of a directed graph in all paths from the start of the graph to the other node.

A restraining device, measure, or limit; a curb

Dominant.

A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of a scientific experiment.

(historical) The late period of the Roman Empire, following the principate, during which the emperor's rule became more explicitly autocratic and remaining vestiges of the Roman Republic were removed from the formal workings of government; the reign of any particular emperor during this period.

An individual or group used as a standard of comparison in a scientific experiment, as a group of subjects given an inactive substance in an experiment testing a new drug administered to another group of subjects.

To predominate over; to rule; to govern.

An intelligence agent who supervises or instructs another agent.

To be dominant.

A spirit presumed to speak or act through a medium.

Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance;

(transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.

Be in control; rule the roost;

(construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.

Have dominance or the power to defeat over;

To verify the accuracy of (something or someone, especially a financial account) by comparison with another account.

Look down on;

To call to account, to take to task, to challenge.

To exert influence or authority over.

(transitive) To hold in check, to curb, to restrain.

To be the most prominent or important.

Influence or authority over something.

The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.

Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.

A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.

(project management) A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.

A control group or control experiment.

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.

(graphical user interface) An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box Ctrl.

(climatology) Any of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude, distribution of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds, permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.

(linguistics) A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an expression in context. See control.

A spirit that takes possession of a psychic or medium and allows other spirits to communicate with the living.

A checkpoint along an audax route.

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

That which serves to check, restrain, or hinder; restraint.

Power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or regulating influence; superintendence; government; as, children should be under parental control.

The complete apparatus used to control a mechanism or machine in operation, as a flying machine in flight;

Any of the physical factors determining the climate of any particular place, as latitude,distribution of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds, permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.

In research, an object or subject used in an experimental procedure, which is treated identically to the primary subject of the experiment, except for the omission of the specific treatment or conditions whose effect is being investigated. If the control is a group of living organisms, as is common in medical research, it is called the control group.

The part of an experimental procedure in which the controls{6} are subjected to the experimental conditions.

The group of technical specialists exercising control by remote communications over a distant operation, such as a space flight; as, the American Mission Control for manned flights is located in Houston.

To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute.

To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower.

To assure the validity of an experimental procedure by using a control{7}.

Power to direct or determine;

A relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another;

(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc;

A standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment;

The activity of managing or exerting control over something;

The state that exists when one person or group has power over another;

Discipline in personal and social activities;

Great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity;

The economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.;

A mechanism that controls the operation of a machine;

A spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance

Exercise authoritative control or power over;

Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits;

Handle and cause to function;

Control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage;

Verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments;

Verify by using a duplicate register for comparison;

Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;

Have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of;

To hold in check or regulate.

To have authority or influence over.

To maintain composure or steadiness.

Often, but it can be neutral in some contexts.

Not always, but it's often seen as stabilizing.

Yes, but it suggests an imbalance of power.

Yes, but it's an extreme form.

Yes, it often involves restraint or guidance.

Rarely, it's usually seen as overpowering.

Not necessarily, it can be gentle or persuasive.

No, it implies management or influence.

Yes, control doesn't always lead to domination.

Rarely, as it implies a power imbalance.

Not always, it can also mean to regulate positively.

Often, but not exclusively.

No, dominate implies a stronger, more forceful lead.

Usually, but it can be an instinctive response in some cases.

Yes, control can be instinctive or automatic.