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n. (context idiomatic English) Interference (usually in military matters) by politicians.
Usage examples of "long screwdriver".
With his left hand he feverishly groped for the long screwdriver, still wedged in the doorjamb.
By 12:10 he had the panel off and the blade of a long screwdriver pressed against the back of the selected locker.
Dean slid a long screwdriver between the door and the hull, while Jak forced the end of a pry bar into the opposite side of the portal.
The man carried a homemade knife, fashioned by tying a keen-edged wedge of nuked silicon to a long screwdriver.
There was a long screwdriver bolstered in the leg-pocket of the overalls and I pulled it out and checked a loose cowling button.
With the other hand Daniel saw the long screwdriver-like device come towards his nose.