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Definition of hands-off adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hands-off

adjective
 
/ˌhændz ˈɒf/
 
/ˌhændz ˈɔːf/
[usually before noun]
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  1. dealing with people or a situation by not becoming involved and by allowing people to do what they want to
    • a hands-off approach to staff management
    compare hands-on
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHands-off is used with these nouns:
    • approach
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