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hands-off

 
 
adjective

Definition

WORKPLACE dealing with situations and people in a way that allows others to make decisions: a hands-off attitude/policy/stylea hands-off approach to sth The family is said to take a hands-off approach to the day-to-day running of the business they own.
(Definition of hands-off adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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