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
ErnURNEnglish
Huguette-French
MatijaMAH-tee-yah (Croatian, Serbian)Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
HarmonieHAHR-mə-neeEnglish (Rare)
MaurÍCiomow-REE-syooPortuguese
Gil (3)-Hebrew