All iron hand synonyms

noun iron hand

• control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
• grip — the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
• tight ship — an institution, business, etc. that is highly organized and efficiently run, like a naval vessel on which discipline is strictly enforced
• big stick — force or the threat of using force
• jackboot — a sturdy leather boot reaching up over the knee, worn especially by soldiers.
• mailed fist — superior force, especially military force, when presented as a threat: The country showed its mailed fist in negotiations.