I. noun
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mastermind a plot (= organize it )
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He is accused of masterminding a plot to bring down the government.
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Andres is the mastermind behind a huge drug-smuggling operation.
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Duarte is thought to be the mastermind behind the kidnapping.
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The court heard that it was Mrs Thompson who was the mastermind , not her husband.
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The film stars Morgan Freeman as a criminal mastermind .
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Clive DerbyLewis, a smooth-talking politician of the ultra-right Afrikaner Conservative Party, was the mastermind .
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Ian Botham, mastermind of the epic booze-up on the Channel island of Alderney, enjoyed a wicked laugh.
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John Barnard, the world's greatest designer, has been recruited by new team mastermind Harvey Postlethwaite.
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Robinson, described as the mastermind behind the bombings, was arrested Monday afternoon.
II. verb
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■ VERB
accuse
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She is accused of masterminding hijackings and kidnappings in the 70s.
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Manson was convicted of masterminding the murder of Tate and six others.
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The raid, one of the most daring crimes of the century, was masterminded by Italian playboy, Giovanni Cattani.
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Well-known as a tough industrialist, he masterminded 50 company takeovers in one year.
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Bordi is credited with breathing new life into ailing Ducati in the early 1990s, masterminding launches like the 916 and Monster.
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He faces trial on dozens of charges, including money laundering, drug trafficking and masterminding death squad killings.
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She is accused of masterminding hijackings and kidnappings in the 70s.
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They also argued that the evidence missing at the original trial showed that some one else could have masterminded the bombing.
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Why did you invite me all the way out here from London to mastermind your publicity campaign, Roman?