hand
noun [S] (INVOLVEMENT) /hænd/Definition
› involvement in or influence over an event: It is not thought that terrorists had a hand in the explosion.Taking part and getting involvedGetting involved for one's own benefit or against others' willPower to control
(Definition of hand noun (INVOLVEMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ascendancy noun
- chairmanship noun
- command noun (ORDER)
- contest noun (ATTEMPT)
- determination noun (DECISION)
- discipline noun (TRAINING)
- domination noun
- dominion noun
- leadership noun
- lever noun (ADVANTAGE)
- manipulation noun (INFLUENCE)
- mastery noun (CONTROL)
- muscle noun (POWER)
- peer pressure noun
- power base noun
- spin control noun
- supervision noun
- the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world idiom
- the upper hand noun
- yoke noun (CONNECTION)
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