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wirepulling

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wire⋅pull⋅ing

[wahyuhr-pool-ing]
–noun
1. an act of pulling wires.
2. the use of influence to manipulate persons or organizations, as political organizations, for one's own ends.

Origin:
1825–35; wire + pulling
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wire·pull·er   (wīr'pŏŏl'ər)   
n.  
  1. Slang One who uses subterfuge, private influence, or underhand means to reach a goal.

  2. One who pulls wires or strings, as of puppets.

wire'pull'ing n.
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