gaining control
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5.6
- noun
:
toma de control
- A small ruling elite gains control over the tribe's resource base.
- gain control of the government
- gained control of the land
- gain control over this area
Or it could be a more helpful thing along the lines of here is a way of gaining control over nuclear fusion to give yourself a cheap energy source.
- Or it could be a more helpful thing along the lines of here is a way of gaining control over nuclear fusion to give yourself a cheap energy source.
Examples
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Hatcher wrestled Hill to the floor, gaining control over him.
Academic text (2011) -
He recognized it was a way for the federal government to gain control over those institutions.
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His biggest and most important investment, however, involved gaining control of one or more banks.
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Terrorists gained control of the aircraft.
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France was trying to gain control of Morocco and to consolidate her colonial empire.
Academic text (1990) -
Ordinary peasant farmers need to gain control over the resource base on which they and their children depend.
Academic text (1994) -
From the 1920s, the Danish Social Democrats replaced the conservative party and gained control of the state apparatus.
Academic text (1999) -
With the founding of the Turkish Republic in 1923, the Westernizing reformers gained control over the country.
Academic text (2000) -
Nonetheless, the Soviets see a prospect for uniting the Kuomintang and the Guo Minjung to gain control of all of the country.
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The army gained control over the territory after weeks of conflict.
Synonyms
147
4.6
Getting something to own, often by buying, like a company or a painting
112
3.2
The act of taking control of another person or their land by force
84
5.4
A sudden illegal action to seize control of a country's government by force
71
6.1
Taking property by force or by a court order
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1.7
The act of getting or picking up something
62
6.3
An act of taking control of a place or people by military force
28
6.9
Taking something for yourself, often without permission
27
5.6
To take back control of something or someone after losing it
15
5.4
An authority takes someone's property as a punishment
5
9.3
Taking power, position, property or rights without the legal right to do so
1
8.2
The act of bringing people or a country under control, usually by force
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9.9
Taking power or rights without legal permission, often by a government
Taking control of a country or its people using soldiers
Taking something away from the person who owns or uses it
Taking a place before others do
Getting something so it belongs to you
Getting something, often by finding or buying it
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the act of taking possession or obtaining authority' is directly derivable from combining 'gain' (to obtain) with 'control' (ability to direct), so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the phrase. Any extra nuance about forceful or non-consensual takeover is pragmatic/contextual rather than lexical, so the core meaning remains transparently compositional and common cross-linguistically.
Etymology
Gaining control may come from the image of soldiers or leaders entering a place, taking the keys, and raising a flag to show they now have power. So the phrase shows gaining the control, and it means 'taking possession' of property or a situation, often 'by force'.