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
Ern	URN	English
Huguette	-	French
Matija	MAH-tee-yah (Croatian, Serbian)	Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Harmonie	HAHR-mə-nee	English (Rare)
MaurÍCio	mow-REE-syoo	Portuguese
Gil (3)	-	Hebrew