railroading
railroading Lexical Profile
railroading Game Scores & Validity
• noun
North American The business, work, or occupation of building, maintaining, or operating a railroad.
"His grandfather spent forty years in railroading, working his way up from track maintenance to station management."
The act of rushing or forcing a person, proposal, or legal proceeding through to a predetermined outcome by using undue pressure or unfair tactics.
"The defense attorney objected to the rapid railroading of the bill through the committee without public debate."
In tabletop role-playing games, the practice by a game master of overly restricting players' choices in order to force them to follow a predetermined plotline.
"Many experienced players dislike heavy railroading and prefer open-world campaigns where their decisions shape the story."