power play
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power play
noun power plays · powerplay · power-play
- 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 inves
- 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.
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A situation where a team has a numerical advantage on the ice due to one or more penalties given to the opposing team.
Similar: man advantage
- A similar situation in other ball games, such as lacrosse, indoor soccer, rugby, and cricket.
- A play used to move the stones to the side of the sheet.
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noun tactics
| Deutsch | Machtspiel |
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noun ice hockey
| 日本語 | パワープレー pawā purē |
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| Français | supériorité numérique |
| Русский | большинство́ bolʹšinstvó |
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title = {power play},
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