mastermind
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tərˌmaɪnd, ˈmɑ verb (used with object)
1.
to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully: Two colonels had masterminded the revolt.
noun
2.
a person who originates or is primarily responsible for the execution of a particular idea, project, or the like: the masterminds of company policy.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to plan and direct (a complex undertaking): he masterminded the robbery |
| —n | |
| 2. | a person of great intelligence or executive talent, esp one who directs an undertaking |
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He was an architectural mastermind of breathtaking proportions.
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