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
Lucialoo-CHEE-ah (Italian), LOO-tsee-ah (German), LOO-shə (English), loo-SEE-ə (English)Italian, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Martinomahr-TEE-noItalian
BarrettBAR-ətEnglish
Wolfe[wulf]
Atalanta-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Theresia[ti'ri:zjə]