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stage-manage

verb [T]
 
 
/ˈsteɪdʒˌmæn.ɪdʒ/

Definition

to arrange and control an event carefully in order to achieve the result you want: Many people have become cynical about the stage-managed debates between politicians which regularly appear on television.Managing and organizing
(Definition of stage-manage verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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