power moves
Bold assertive actions
Power moves are bold, strategic actions meant to assert dominance or gain advantage in a situation.
The term comes from business and social dynamics, suggesting calculated maneuvers rather than lucky breaks: She made some serious power moves to get that promotion.
A power move might be confrontational or simply confident—showing up uninvited, making demands, or seizing control of a conversation.
The phrase often carries admiration for audacity: Bringing your own chair to a meeting is such a power move.
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Yielding to another's will
capitulation · deference · yielding · acquiescence · kowtowing
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Innocent lack of experience
guilelessness · unforced errors · self-sabotage · own goals · blunders
power moveshesitation
Delay from uncertainty
shrinking back · fence-sitting · weakness · timidity · cowardice
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