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Verb: hold sway
  1. Be master; reign or rule

Derived forms: held sway, holds sway, holding sway

Type of: command, control

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hold forth
hold in
hold it
hold off
hold on
hold one's own
hold open
hold out
hold over
hold still for
hold sway
hold the line
hold tight
hold up
hold water
hold your horses
holdall
hold-down
holder
holdfast
holding