power play

Fig. a strategy using one's power or authority to carry out a plan or to get one's way. In a blatant power play, the manager claimed he had initiated the sales campaign.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Linnet	li-NET, LIN-ət	English (Rare)
Chalchiuhticue	-	Aztec and Toltec Mythology
BartŁOmiej	bahr-TWAWM-yay	Polish
Herschel	['hɜ:ʃəl]
Pehr	-	Swedish
Samuels	['sæmjuəlz]