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操縦する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

steering; piloting; operating

Used for controlling vehicles, aircraft, ships, or machinery. Often implies skilled manual control.

Figurative extension: controlling or maneuvering people, organizations, or situations, sometimes with a negative nuance of manipulation.

〈物もの〉を操そう縦じゅうするto pilot/operate (a vehicle, aircraft, or machine)
彼かれはヘリコプターを操そう縦じゅうする免めん許きょを持もっている。
He has a license to pilot helicopters.
〈人ひと〉を操そう縦じゅうするto manipulate or control someone skillfully
彼かの女じょは上じょう司しをうまく操そう縦じゅうしている。
She skillfully manipulates her boss.
〈物もの〉の操そう縦じゅうに慣なれるto get used to piloting/operating something
新あたらしい戦せん闘とう機きの操そう縦じゅうに慣なれるまで時じ間かんがかかった。
It took time to get used to piloting the new fighter jet.

操そう作さN3sense 1
操作 covers broad handling of machines, systems, or software, while 操縦 focuses on the direct manual piloting of vehicles or skilled control of people.
運うん転てんN5sense 1
運転 is the everyday word for driving cars or operating trains, whereas 操縦 is reserved for aircraft, ships, and complex machinery.
操あやつるN1sense 2
操る is a plain verb meaning to manipulate or pull the strings of someone, close to the figurative sense of 操縦 but more colloquial.
支し配はいN3sense 2
支配 means to dominate or rule over people or organizations outright, while 操縦 implies subtler, skillful manipulation.
操あやつり
操縦 specifically means piloting or handling a vehicle or aircraft, whereas 操り is broader and often figurative, describing manipulation of people or systems.

運うん用ようN1
操縦 refers to piloting or controlling a vehicle like a plane or car, while 運用 in the nautical sense refers to the overall operation and steering of a ship.
操あやつるN1
操縦する is used specifically for piloting or steering vehicles like planes, while 操る is broader and can apply to tools, languages, puppets, or people.

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Compound of 操 (manipulate, operate) and 縦 (vertical, freely). The combination suggests controlling something freely and skillfully.