micromanage
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Definition of micromanage
: to manage especially with excessive control or attention to details
: to direct or conduct the activities of a group or an enterprise by micromanaging them
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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 German columnists condemned the consent law as an Orwellian effort to micromanage intimacy. — Lisa Rose, CNN, "Sexual consent is a worldwide conversation," 4 Apr. 2018 But complaining that the iPhone isn't loaded with options to allow users to micromanage every aspect of its functionality is silly. — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, "Op-ed: Apple was right to throttle iPhones, but some things still need to change," 1 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'micromanage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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micromanage
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English Language Learners Definition of micromanage
: 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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