micromanage

verb

mi·cro·man·age | \ ˌmī-krō-ˈma-nij

micromanaged; micromanaging; micromanages

Definition of micromanage

transitive verb

: to manage especially with excessive control or attention to details

intransitive verb

: to direct or conduct the activities of a group or an enterprise by micromanaging them

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He micromanaged every detail of the budget.

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The faster and larger SSD will ensure there's abundant space for music, photos, and videos without having to micromanage storage. — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Microsoft’s special Costco Surface Go is now available to all," 7 Nov. 2018 Congress, local authorities, antitrust officials and the Federal Communications Commission must resist the urge to micromanage the next-gen wireless market. — Robert M. Mcdowell, WSJ, "To Boost 5G, Keep the Industry Free," 27 Sep. 2018 Engler has also taken heat for trying to micromanage the university's communications. — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, "Two Michigan State trustees fail in effort to fire John Engler," 22 June 2018 Moonves has been known to micromanage staff members. — Stephen Battaglio, latimes.com, "Leslie Moonves helped make CBS a TV juggernaut, but the brawl over a Viacom merger could lead to his exit," 18 May 2018 Let’s be real: ceding the power to micromanage bike lanes isn’t exactly suspending the writ of habeas corpus. — Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com, "Philly schools focus on freshmen, food insecurity takes a toll on Philly neighborhoods | Morning Newsletter," 21 May 2018 But a key subplot was whether Nixon had the power to micromanage the prosecutorial process. — Andrew Rudalevige, Washington Post, "President Trump says he could pardon himself. Shades of Nixon reemerge from behind the curtain.," 5 June 2018 Other conservatives want Congress to exert greater oversight, but most politicians are not qualified to micromanage the regulators. — F.h. Buckley, WSJ, "The ‘Swamp’ Needs a Justinian," 19 Apr. 2018 John Dull, commissioners' attorney, also indicated they were concerned the council is exceeding its authority by attempting to micromanage other office holders. — Carrie Napoleon, Post-Tribune, "Lake County Council prepares for new look at vetoed hiring freeze plan," 6 Apr. 2018

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The first known use of micromanage was in 1976

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micromanage

verb

English Language Learners Definition of micromanage

chiefly US : to try to control or manage all the small parts of (something, such as an activity) in a way that is usually not wanted or that causes problems

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