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--n. 3 comparison; difference, distinction, disparity,
dissimilarity: The author emphasizes the contrasts between the
two economic policies.
contribute
v. 1 give, furnish, donate, bestow, grant, present, provide,
supply: He contributed three paintings by Longchamp to the
museum. They contributed generously to the restoration fund. 2
contribute to. add to, promote, advance, help, aid, support,
forward, have a hand in, play a part or role in: They believe
that poor parental supervision contributes to juvenile
delinquency.
control v. 1 command, dominate, direct, steer, pilot, hold sway over,
rule, exercise power or authority over, govern, manage, lead,
conduct, be in control (of), call the tune, guide, oversee,
supervise: Does she really control the future of the company?
2 check, hold back or in check, curb, repress, contain: Try to
control yourself. 3 suppress, put down, master, subdue,
restrain, curb, manage: They were totally unable to control the
unruly teenagers.
--n. 4 command, direction, power, authority, leadership,
management, guidance, supervision, oversight, charge; sway,
rule, jurisdiction: Turn control of the mission over to Mrs
Beale. The court is under the control of the State. 5 restraint,
check, curb, mastery, command, dominance, domination: You must
get better control over your emotions. 6 knob, button, dial,
handle, lever, switch; device, mechanism: This control opens
the door to the safe.
controversial
adj. 1 debatable, disputable, questionable, moot, doubtful,
unsettled: Who will run the department is a controversial
matter. 2 polemical, dialectic, litigious, factious: She has
studied the controversial writings of the 19th-century
feminists. 3 disputatious, argumentative, contentious;
provocative: Race relations have remained a controversial issue
for centuries.
controversy
n. 1 dispute, debate, contention, argument, argumentation,
disputation, wrangling, confrontation, questioning,