Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - power play
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Power play
power play
noun Date: 1947 1. a military, diplomatic, political, or administrative maneuver in which power is brought to bear 2. a. a concentrated attack in football in which the ballcarrier is preceded by a mass of blockers b. a situation in ice hockey in which one team temporarily has more players on the ice than the other team because of a penalty POWER POLITICS noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1926 politics based primarily on the use of power (as military and economic strength) as a coercive force rather than on ethical precepts
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also power-play (power plays) 1. A power play is an attempt to gain an advantage by showing that you are more powerful than another person or organization, for example in a business relationship or negotiation. Their politics consisted of unstable power-plays between rival groups. N-COUNT 2. In a game of ice hockey, power play is a period of time when one team has more players because one or more of the other team is in the penalty box. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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