制する

彼は冷静さを保ち、込み上げる怒りを制した。

He stayed calm and held back the anger welling up inside him.

議長は手を挙げて彼の発言を制した。

The chairman raised his hand and stopped him from speaking.

騒ぎ出した群衆を警官が制した。

The police held back the crowd that had started to riot.

彼は接戦を制して初優勝を果たした。

He won the close match and took his first championship.

与党が議席の過半数を制した。

The ruling party won a majority of the seats.

機先を制して相手の攻撃を封じた。

By getting the jump on them, we shut down the opponent's attack.

古代の朝廷は律令を制して国家の体制を整えた。

The ancient court enacted the ritsuryō codes and put the state's system in order.

聖人は礼を制し、楽を作ったと伝えられる。

The sages are said to have established the rites and created music.

新たに法を制して土地の売買を禁じた。

They enacted a new law prohibiting the buying and selling of land.