power play



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.
See also: play, power

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Howell-Welsh
Manjusha-Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Norina-Italian
MarilÈNe-French
AhabAY-hab (English) Biblical, Biblical Latin
Petya-Russian, Bulgarian