To control a person in a position of authority and use their name or power to issue orders or command others, typically for one's own advantage; to exert influence through a figurehead.
公司里有些资深员工，虽然没有正式职务，却常常通过影响部门经理来推行自己的想法，这就像是挟天子令诸侯一样。
Some senior employees in the company, though without formal positions, often promote their ideas by influencing department managers, which is like exerting influence through a figurehead.
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