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playbook

playbook

52 4.3
A set of planned actions used to succeed in business or politics
  • noun
  • /ˈpleɪbʊk/
translation icon : plan de acción
  • For a team with no coaching changes, the playbook may not change much from year to year.

Like can you open up your playbook for attracting listings?

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Examples

  • One can, rather than face the problems the new playbook presents, retreat to the comfort of the old playbook.

    Blog text (4)
  • The business manager presented a new playbook designed to enhance team collaboration and productivity.

  • I have been running your playbook for seven to eight years.

  • And you can use this playbook for anything.

  • OK, so this leads to a concept we call one playbook per project.

  • Is there sort of a playbook for the ways in which you respond?

  • Now, I've given you parts of a playbook that I want you to follow.

  • So let's take let's take a page out of Miss Kondo's playbook and think this through.

  • The Obama administration should begin by taking a page from China's playbook.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Successful politicians often rely on their playbook of strategies to navigate complex campaign challenges.

Synonyms

strategy
vsplaybook
3.7

A plan to reach a goal, often used in business or games

is a collection of planned actions and methods used to secure success
game plan
vsplaybook
71 3.7

A set of actions that helps a team or person reach a goal

is broader covering many plans and actions across competitive arenas
battle plan
vsplaybook
  • Specialized
12 3.6

A plan for fighting that shows who will do what, where, and when

applies to competitive fields like business or politics instead of war
tactics
vsplaybook
4 3.5

Planned short actions used to reach a specific goal

groups those actions into an overall set of plans for success

Compounds

A plan of ways to guide business talks and reach agreement

How Strategic

strategy
3.7
playbook
52 4.3
blueprint
72 3.9
plan
1.0
idea
1.0

Surface Forms

playbook singular
playbooks plural

Morphology

playbook = play + book (semi-transparent) = play + book

Metaphorical extension from the sports sense to business/political strategies; components indicate a collection of 'plays' but pragmatic connotations are figurative.

Etymology

Playbook for business or politics borrows the sports idea: play ('a planned move') plus book ('a collection') gives a set of ready strategies to copy or follow, so to use a playbook is to follow a tested plan.