wirepull
To exert an influence on (others) that is felt but not seen.
Verb
- To exert an influence on (others) that is felt but not seen.
- These basic provisions of the 1954 Geneva agreements on Vietnam do not allow the United States to wirepull its lackeys to rig up the so-called Republic of Vietnam. - 1965, Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, numbers...
Origin
From wire + pull; see wirepuller.