gamesmanship
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈɡeɪmz.mən.ʃɪp/
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estrategia
- She used gamesmanship during the debate, bending the rules just enough to gain an advantage.
- gamesmanship behaviors
- political gamesmanship
It can be years where you still kind of get caught in the mental gamesmanship and sort of the hypnosis of being in one of these relationships.
- It can be years where you still kind of get caught in the mental gamesmanship and sort of the hypnosis of being in one of these relationships.
- And I think when gamesmanship Trump's doing the right thing, it's a, it's a, it's a sad day and I don't think we should let it slide.
- This blame shifting gamesmanship that is such a part of narcissistic relationships can get fueled by this idea of them being portrayed as wounded.
- Both of those actually play off the back of it's there's some gamesmanship and there's some corruption.
- But that's what it's one thing to do that and to kind of show his gamesmanship, if you will, and and his a proclivity and his ability as a writer.
Examples
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In the world of sports, gamesmanship can sometimes overshadow the players' true talents.
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Of course it had an effect; he has influence, and they love tactical gamesmanship.
Blog text (16) -
When gamesmanship takes the place of truth, this is what you get.
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I understand all the legal gamesmanship.
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It was just an exercise in gamesmanship.
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Lloyd should have known that taking on the LEAPS project requires serious political gamesmanship.
Blog text (23) -
This is about gamesmanship.
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I dare say that Netanyahu's response is gamesmanship exercised in the belief that there will be a ceasefire.
Blog text (17) -
Dan accepted meekly enough, laughing inwardly at Humphries' gamesmanship.
Fiction book (2001) -
Short-term electoral considerations and political gamesmanship have fueled much voter resentment.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
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5.3
An action to get power, attention, or advantage
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4.9
A clever trick used to gain an advantage in talk or negotiation
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5.5
An attempt to trick someone by showing false strength, for example in poker
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4.5
The ability to get what you want by tricking people
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4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
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7.2
A trick people use to confuse or control someone to gain an advantage
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9.3
Tricks people use to deceive others to get money or advantage
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8.5
A clever plan to trick someone and gain an advantage
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6.3
A forceful action to gain control over other people
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7.9
Trying to show you are better than someone by bragging
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6.2
A quality of being clever and secretly using tricks to get what you want
A plan to control people by tricking them
A clever but dishonest plan to gain an advantage
A plan that uses dishonest tricks to get an unfair advantage
Being clever at getting what you want by tricking others
Antonyms
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3.0
Honest behavior that treats everyone the same and follows the rules in sport or competition
How Fair
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word gamesmanship comes from joining game and the ending -manship, like in sportsmanship, where -manship gives the idea of 'skill' or 'craft'. So, gamesmanship means using clever or borderline tricks to win a game without breaking the rules.