wire-pulling

ˈwaɪəˌpʊlɪŋ

Definition

Definition of wire-pulling - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

secret control

secretly controlling or influencing people or events

There was a lot of wire-pulling behind the scenes.

manipulation

Adjective

secret influence

involving secret control or manipulation of events

The wire-pulling committee decided everything behind closed doors.

behind-the-scenes

covert

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Origin of wire-pulling

English, wire (metal thread) + pulling (drawing)

Terms with wire-pulling included in their meaning

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wiredraw

make wire

elongate metal into wire by pulling through a die

Examples of wire-pulling in a sentence

Political wire-pulling determined the final decision.
The wire-pulling tactics were exposed by the journalist.
A wire-pulling network influenced the election results.

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French:manœuvres en coulisses, manipulateur, ...
German:Strippenziehen, fädenziehend, ...
Italian:manovre dietro le quinte, occulto, ...
Spanish:manipulación, manipulador, ...
Portuguese:manipulação, manipulador, ...
Chinese:幕后操纵, 暗中操控的, ...
Japanese:根回し, 秘密操作の, ...
Arabic:تَحَكُّم مِن وَراء الكَواليس, مُتَحَكِّم سِرِّيّ, ...
Hebrew:מְשִׁיכַת חוּטִים, מוֹשֵׁךְ בַּחוּטִים, ...
Russian:закулисные интриги, закулисный, ...
Ukrainian:таємний вплив, закулісний, ...
Hindi:साजिश, गुप्त रूप से नियंत्रित, ...
Bengali:গোপন প্রভাব, গোপন নিয়ন্ত্রণকারী, ...
Catalan:manipulació oculta, manipulador, ...
Czech:zákulisní machinace, zákulisní, ...
Danish:trækkeri i kulissen, hemmelig, ...
Dutch:gemanipuleer, manipulatief, ...
Greek:παρασκήνιο, παρασκηνιακός, ...
Hungarian:machináció, háttérből irányított, ...
Khmer:ការគ្រប់គ្រង ឬការបញ្ចុះបញ្ចូលដោយសម្ងាត់ពីក្រោយឆាក, ដែលមានការគ្រប់គ្រង ឬបញ្ជាព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ដោយសម្ងាត់, ...
Korean:암중 조종, 배후 조종의, ...
Persian:دخالت پشت‌پرده, پشت‌پرده‌ای, ...
Polish:zakulisowe działania, manipulacyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):manipulação, manipulador, ...
Romanian:manipulare, din umbră, ...
Swedish:maktspel, hemlig styrning, ...
Thai:การชักใยเบื้องหลัง, ลับ, ...
Turkish:kulisten yönlendirme, gizli yönlendirici, ...
Vietnamese:sự thao túng ngầm, thao túng bí mật, ...

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