stage-manage
v [Tn] organize (sth) as or like a stage-manager 擔(dān)任(某劇)的舞臺(tái)監(jiān)督; 對(duì)(某事)進(jìn)行幕後安排
The demonstration had been carefully stage-managed to coincide with the Prime Minister's visit. 這次示威活動(dòng)事先作了精心安排, 正好在首相訪問時(shí)進(jìn)行.