long screwdriver

Noun

idiomatic

(idiomatic) Interference (usually in military matters) by politicians.

Japanese Meaning

（慣用句）政治家が、主に軍事分野において不必要または不適切な介入・干渉を行うこと

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The general blamed the long screwdriver from the minister's office for disrupting troop movements.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

将軍は、閣僚の事務所からの政治家による軍事介入が部隊の移動を妨げたと非難した。

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Sense（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.

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long screwdrivers

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