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long screwdriver

long screwdriver noun: interference (usually in military matters) by politicians.

Noun

long screwdriver (plural long screwdrivers)

  1. (idiomatic) Interference (usually in military matters) by politicians.
    • The telegraph, telephone, and then radio made it easier for governments to intervene in the conduct of military operations, inserting that 'long screwdriver' so resented by modern commanders.2009, Richard Holmes, Churchill's Bunker: The Cabinet War Rooms and the Culture of Secrecy in Wartime London, Yale University Press

Forms of long screwdriver

plurallong screwdrivers

Questions about long screwdriver

What does long screwdriver mean?
Long screwdriver means interference (usually in military matters) by politicians.
What part of speech is long screwdriver?
Long screwdriver is a noun.
What is the plural of long screwdriver?
The plural of long screwdriver is long screwdrivers.

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