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micromanage
(micro|manage)
Pronunciation:
/ˈmʌɪkrəʊmaenɪdʒ/
verb
[
with object
]
North American
control every part, however small, of (an enterprise or activity):
he did not want to give the impression that he was micromanaging the war
Derivatives
micromanagement
noun
micromanager
noun
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