change parts or components

changing parts to alter performance

sinecure (a position that requires no work but still gives a payment) / non-essential work/duties; unimportant work

for the state impose control

control by the state in response to emergency, such as through censorship or the imposition of blackouts or brownouts / control of aircraft etc. in an airport

editorial supervision

supervise the editorship

in society, all over town

(pathology) chancre

an old man / I, me (a humble form of self-reference used by males) / an old monk, an old priest, particularly the head of a temple