powerplay
powerplay Lexical Profile
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• noun
A strategic maneuver or tactic used to gain control, leverage, or dominance over others in politics, business, or interpersonal relationships.
"The executive's sudden demand for a board vote was seen as a calculated powerplay to unseat the chairman."
In ice hockey and related team sports, a temporary situation in which one team has a numerical advantage in players on the playing surface because an opposing player is serving a penalty.
"The visiting team scored two goals during a five-minute powerplay in the third period."
In limited-overs cricket, a designated block of overs during which fielding restrictions are applied, allowing only a limited number of fielders outside the thirty-yard circle.
"The opening batters took full advantage of the initial powerplay to score boundaries over the infield."
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