powerplay

powerplay
power play n.
1. Sports.
a. An offensive maneuver in a team game, especially in football, in which a massive concentration of players is applied in a certain area.
b. A situation in ice hockey in which one team has a temporary numerical advantage because the other team has one or more players in the penalty box.
2. A strategic maneuver, as in politics, diplomacy, or business, based on the use or threatened use of power as a means of coercion.

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