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What is another word for
pulling the strings
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Verb
Present participle for to be in control of events or of other people's actions
Present participle for to make the decisions
Present participle for to behave in an authoritative or commanding manner
Adjective
Responsible for managing or governing a place or group of people
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Verb
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Present participle for to be in control of events or of other people's actions
controlling
managing
overseeing
directing
leading
supervising
heading
conducting
superintending
governing
administering
handling
running
guiding
regulating
ruling
bossing
operating
organising
UK
organizing
US
piloting
steering
orchestrating
presiding over
calling the shots
heading up
running the show
calling the tune
being in the saddle
looking after
being responsible for
exercising control over
holding sway over
being in the driving seat
taking care of
commanding
overlooking
administrating
stewarding
tending
keeping
carrying on
captaining
dominating
sitting on top of
holding the reins
calling the signals
presiding
running things
ruling the roost
coordinating
advising
influencing
riding herd on
executing
calling the shots in
calling the tune in
pulling the wires
carrying out
caring for
hegemonizing
ministering
reigning over
masterminding
ordaining
officiating at
quarterbacking
officiating
gaining control of
being in charge
reigning
taking charge of
taking the helm
cracked the whip
maintaining order
maintaining
owning
helming
chairing
tending to
ruling over
holding down
taking the chair
doing the honors
moderating
sitting
domineering
besteering
bewielding
having a hold over
oppressing
pushing buttons
disciplining
holding purse strings
dictating
subjugating
having authority over
wearing the trousers
micromanaging
puppeteering
regimenting
having someone eating out of one's hand
holding the purse strings
predominating
affecting
having someone in the palm of one's hand
dealing with
having something in the palm of one's hand
subjecting
having someone in one's hip pocket
ordering
imposing oneself
thrusting oneself
foisting oneself
forcing yourself
muscling in
imposing
tyrannising
UK
rendering
wearing the crown
assuming command
serving the people
exercising authority
holding dominion
overruling
occupying throne
tyrannizing
US
laying down the law
holding sway
swaying
holding office
having control of
taking the reins
pointing in the right direction
engineering
shepherding
having the say
controlling the affairs of
putting on the right track
disposing
taking over
spearheading
having charge of
watching
mastering
keeping an eye on
containing
constraining
curbing
restraining
checking
bridling
inhibiting
minding
taming
inspecting
holding
watching over
prevailing over
reining in
leading the way
pulling in
manipulating
having authority
fronting
manoeuvring
UK
maneuvering
US
measuring
marshaling
US
marshalling
UK
determining
driving
chaperoning
attending
skippering
calling
observing
judging
mediating
holding power
assuming command of
attending to
keeping tabs on
exercising power
taking charge
having influence
monitoring
taking the chair of
limiting
methodizing
tempering
policing
systematizing
US
legislating
adapting
reconciling
overshadowing
taking
acting
modulating
standardizing
US
instructing
setting
guarding
wielding
monopolizing
US
bullying
coaching
refereeing
umpiring
preponderating
conquering
monopolising
UK
standardising
UK
systematising
UK
protecting
having the upper hand
taking the reins of
exercising authority over
holding dominion over
having control over
occupying the throne
walking all over
baby-sitting
bossing about
bossing around
sitting on the throne
having power
keeping under thumb
riding roughshod over
wielding the sceptre
having the upper hand over
calling the play
hosting
arbitrating
introducing
seeing
assuming command over
calling the shots of
facilitating
wielding baton
officering
eyeing
eying
having power over
tilling
adjusting
lording over
herding
keeping up
funnelling
UK
coxswaining
navigating
trailblazing
channeling
US
channelling
UK
pointing
beaconing
funneling
US
taking the lead
dictating terms
fielding
addressing
negotiating
allocating
shielding
safeguarding
defending
occupying
taking control of
sorting out
ministering to
taking in hand
having command over
keeping one's eye on
hacking
calling the shots on
plying
working
treating
seeing to
taking forward
pushing
having a handle on
showing the way
engaging in
calling upon
looking out for
giving heed to
looking over
minding the store
balancing
browbeating
restricting
adjudicating
railroading
bulldozing
pressurizing
US
prevailing
managing people
pressurising
UK
serving
emceeing
pacing
functioning
overpowering
leaning on
intimidating
telling someone what to do
having the greatest influence
giving orders
lording it over
having the ascendancy
having the edge
holding the whip hand
ordering about
throwing your weight around
giving orders to
ordering around
having the whip hand
wielding power
using strong-arm tactics on
trying to control
vanquishing
eclipsing
subduing
subordinating
overbearing
pacifying
outshining
overriding
telling
outweighing
demanding
decreeing
enjoining
charging
performing official duties
pushing about
pushing around
arranging
carrying out official duties
mandating
having ascendancy over
carrying most weight
legalising
UK
squaring
normalizing
US
settling
legalizing
US
normalising
UK
readjusting
classifying
rectifying
fixing
fitting
trampling on
ruling the roost in
having mastery over
bidding
prescribing
having one's way
having the whip hand over
leading by the nose
having upper hand
having the upper hand in
playing first fiddle
carrying weight
getting the upper hand
pronouncing
deciding
promulgating
checking up on
choosing
pulling things together
putting in order
keeping a tab on
making conform
keeping a beady eye on
stating
laying down
putting your foot down
setting down
reading the riot act
setting out
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“In his view, this will make it possible for the ruling majority to
pull the strings
of the supervisory body.”
Verb
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Present participle for to make the decisions
calling the shots
being in the saddle
being in charge
calling the tune
running the show
being in the driving seat
ruling the roost
wearing the trousers
making the decisions
making the rules
holding the purse strings
laying down the law
being responsible
Verb
▲
Present participle for to behave in an authoritative or commanding manner
bigfooting
bullying
browbeating
intimidating
domineering
bossing about
bossing around
pushing around
Adjective
▲
Responsible for managing or governing a place or group of people
at the helm
responsible
administering
commanding
controlling
directing
leading
managing
overseeing
supervising
guiding
in authority
in charge
in command
in control
heading up
in the driving seat
calling the shots
holding the reins
in the seat of authority
running the show
liable
accountable
answerable
giving the orders
amenable
charged with
at the helm of
on the hook
in control of
carrying the load
in charge of
carrying the can
running
held to
contracted to
at the wheel of
taking care of
constrained to
obliged to
bonded to
looking after
at the head of
bound to
compelled to
in the driving seat of
engaged in
responsible for
obligated to
tied to
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