wangling
- n an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
- v achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
- v tamper, with the purpose of deception
- It was not until 1923, when he discovered Tammany Hall and the political technique of wangling subway contracts, that he really hit the jackpot.
- The operator is the officer who wangles just a little extra, whether he is a bureau chief wangling an extra stenographer from the personnel department or Chief of Naval .
- After wangling an invitation to visit the Hearst estate, she boasted that she had entered through the front door, implying that quality respected quality.