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under the control/rule of
A state of being under someone's control, dominion, or governance. Used with the particle に to indicate being under a particular authority.
その地域は敵の支配下にあった。
That region was under enemy control.
会社は親会社の支配下に置かれた。
The company was placed under the control of the parent company.
長年にわたり植民地支配下にあった国が独立を果たした。
A country that had been under colonial rule for many years achieved independence.
支配下 describes the state of being under someone's control, rule, or governance.
WORD FORMATION:
支配 (control, rule) + 下 (under). The suffix 下 is productive and attaches to many nouns: 管理下 (under management), 影響下 (under influence), 監視下 (under surveillance).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 支配下にある: to be under control
- 支配下に置く: to place under control
- 支配下に入る: to come under control
- 支配下から脱する: to break free from control
- 支配下から逃れる: to escape from control
CONTEXTS:
Used in historical (植民地支配下 — colonial rule), political (軍の支配下 — military control), and business (親会社の支配下 — under parent company control) contexts.
REGISTER:
Formal and written.