D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Wire-pulling

· Wire·-pull·ing · IPA
01 n. The act of pulling the wires, as of a puppet; hence, secret influence or management, especially in politics; intrigue.
  1. 1.
    The act of pulling the wires, as of a puppet; hence, secret influence or management, especially in politics; intrigue.