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Power play

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Noun
  1. 1
    Tactics used to magnify power or influence.

    "Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements."

  2. 2
    (ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties wordnet
  3. 3
    A strategy or maneuver with a similar intention.

    "This has become a power-play between England, Fifa and the Qatari leadership. England’s players have been very good on these issues."

  4. 4
    a play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play wordnet
  5. 5
    A situation where a team has a numerical advantage on the ice due to one or more penalties given to the opposing team.
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  1. 6
    an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power wordnet
  2. 7
    A similar situation in other ball games, such as lacrosse, indoor soccer, rugby, and cricket.
  3. 8
    A play used to move the stones to the side of the sheet.

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