transitive to organize an event such as a political meeting or a protest, especially so that people’s actions seem natural when, in fact, they are planned
Synonyms and related words
To organize an event
organize
prepare
plan
2
intransitive/transitive theatreto be a stage manager for a play or other show
Synonyms and related words
Film-making and theatre production
animation
behind the scenes
cine-film
stage-manage
verb
US
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
stage-manage
he/she/it
stage-manages
present participle
stage-managing
past tense
stage-managed
past participle
stage-managed
DEFINITIONS2
1
transitive to organize an event such as a political meeting or a protest, especially so that people’s actions seem natural when, in fact, they are planned
Synonyms and related words
To organize an event
organize
prepare
plan
2
intransitive/transitive theatreto be a stage manager for a play or other show