wield > define

verb

• Have and exercise.
  • usage: "wield power and authority"
  • synonyms: exert, maintain
• Handle effectively.
  • usage: "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"
  • synonyms: handle, manage

• (v.t.) To govern; to rule; to keep or have in charge; also, to possess.
• (v.t.) To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to sway.
• (v.t.) To use with full command or power, as a thing not too heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; hence, to use or employ; as, to wield a sword; to wield the scepter.