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Definition of Micromanage
1. Verb. To manage, direct, or control a person, group, or system to an unnecessary level of detail or precision. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Micromanage
1. [v -AGED, -AGING, -AGES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Micromanage
Literary usage of Micromanage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"The rush by Congress to micromanage the country's international affairs from
South Africa to Cambodia to arms control negotiations has hindered any ..."
2. Defense Conversion: Redirecting R&D by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"... given greater authority to initiate cooperative R&D, fear of Congressional
investigations could prompt labs or headquarters to micromanage the process. ..."
3. Screamfree Parenting: Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool by Hal Edward Runkel (2005)
"In response to that increasing anxiety, some parents gave in to it, beginning to
micromanage every aspect of their child's life. ..."
4. El Salvador at War: An Oral History of Conflict from the 1979 Insurrection edited by Max G. Manwaring, Court Prisk (1995)
"... public to work with congressional leadership to reduce the growing tendency
of Congress to try to micromanage United States assistance programs. ..."
5. Bridging the Bed-Bench Gap: Contributions of the Markey Trust by ebrary, Inc (2004)
"It is important not to micromanage the type of interactions between students and
mentors. The best results usually come from providing some basic ground ..."
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