micromanagement
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He said court review of TPS decisions was barred to prevent "judicial micromanagement" of foreign policy determinations.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
“When there is less competition and more micromanagement on the government side, no matter the country or the system, it is creating a less effective economy,” says Péter Virovácz, an ING senior economist in Budapest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
“It’s micromanagement at its worst, creating more red tape when park staff are already stretched dangerously thin and dealing with peak visitation season,” Brengel said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2025
Reviews are complaining about micromanagement and then employees were saying that the founders were micromanaging their response to this.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2023
The modern manager’s skills of acquiescence to analytics and front-office micromanagement were more slowly acquired.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2021
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
