wirepulling

English

Alternative forms

  • wire-pulling

Verb

wirepulling

  1. present participle and gerund of wirepull

Noun

wirepulling (uncountable)

  1. Manipulation from behind the scenes, especially in political contexts; undue influence. [from 19th c.]
    • 1921, Montagu Lomax, The Experiences of an Asylum Doctor, London: Allen & Unwin, page 168:
      These appointments […] are subject to all the well-known abuses, such as favouritism and wire-pulling, to which such appointments are liable.
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