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masterminding

[mas-ter-mahynd, mah-ster-] Origin

mas·ter·mind

[mas-ter-mahynd, mah-ster-]
verb (used with object)
1.
to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully: Two colonels had masterminded the revolt.
noun
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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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Masterminding is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1710–20; master + mind
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mastermind
1720, "an outstanding intellect," from master + mind. Meaning "head of a criminal enterprise" is first attested 1872.
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