puppeteering
puppeteering Lexical Profile
puppeteering Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The theatrical art, craft, or practice of operating and animating puppets in a performance.
"The children's television show relies on skilled puppeteering to give its foam characters lifelike expressions."
The covert control or manipulation of the actions, decisions, or behavior of another person or group.
"Critics accused the lobbyist of political puppeteering behind closed doors."
• verb
To operate or animate a puppet or puppets in a performance (present participle of puppeteer).
"She spent the afternoon puppeteering behind the miniature stage for the elementary school students."
To covertly direct, manipulate, or control the actions of another person or organization (present participle of puppeteer).
"Investigators suspected the former executive was still puppeteering the board of directors from afar."