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quarterback
/ˈkwɔːtəbæk/ verb [I or T] USDefinition
› to manage or organize something: The role of a financial adviser is to quarterback the sale of bonds.
Monday-morning quarterbacking disapproving › the act of saying how an event or problem should have been dealt with by others after it has already been dealt with: The criticism now is nothing more than Monday-morning quarterbacking.
(Definition of quarterback verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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