The phrase "a symbol of control" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that represents or signifies authority, power, or dominance in a particular context.
Example: "The surveillance cameras installed throughout the city serve as a symbol of control over the population."
Alternatives: "an emblem of authority" or "a representation of power".
Much of the anger has focused on the government's lacklustre response to multiple signs of what was going on in Iguala, now seen as a symbol of criminal control of elected authorities in conflict areas across the country.
His presence was a symbol of regaining control after weeks of heavy fighting here triggered a humanitarian crisis.
She is considered both as a symbol of self-control on sexual desire as well as an embodiment of sexual energy, depending upon interpretation.
Chhinnamasta standing on a copulating couple of Kama and Rati is interpreted by some as a symbol of self-control of sexual desire, while others interpret it as the goddess, being an embodiment of sexual energy.
Chhinnamasta standing on a copulating couple of Kamadeva (literally "sexual desire") and Rati ("sexual intercourse") is interpreted by some as a symbol of self-control of sexual desire, while others interpret it as the goddess, being an embodiment of sexual energy.
Along the campaign trail in the last two months, she has touted her "Thanks, but no thanks" position on Alaska's infamous "Bridge to Nowhere" project, which became a symbol of out-of-control federal earmarks, though she had once supported the project.
Spencer Crew, a historian at George Mason University and a guest curator, called it a symbol of "attempts to control the African-American community".
"If Monsanto" — which, fairly or not, has become a symbol of excessive corporate control of agricultural biotechnology — "did something one way," he said, "we will do it the opposite way".
Others are thematic: an investigation and recreation of memories – he grew up the son of doctors, hence the frequent presence of hospitals and medical procedures in his films; reincarnation and the spirit world regularly invoked for its metaphoric value; the recurring presence of the military as a symbol of power and control.
"To Ms. Kazan, wearing a headscarf is a reminder of her faith, the importance of modesty in her religion, and her religious obligations, as well as a symbol of her own control over who may see the more intimate parts of her body," the lawsuit states.
