Usually means: Manipulating situations for personal gain.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word wire-pulling:

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  1. wire-pulling: Merriam-Webster
  2. wire-pulling: Wordnik
  3. Wire-pulling: Dictionary.com
  4. Wire-pulling: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  5. wire-pulling: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  6. Wire-pulling: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  7. wire-pulling: FreeDictionary.org
  8. Wire-pulling: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See wire-puller as well.)

Definitions from WordNet (wire-puller)

noun:  one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends
▸ Also see wire-puller


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