powerplay
Aggressive tactical maneuver
A powerplay is a strategic maneuver using strength or advantage to pressure others.
In hockey and other sports, it's the period when one team has more players on the field due to an opponent's penalty: They scored twice on the powerplay.
In business or politics, a powerplay is an aggressive move to gain control or force an outcome: The merger was a classic corporate powerplay.
Favorable position or circumstance
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- shorthandedLacking sufficient staff
- special teamsKick and return squads
- penalty killPlaying down one skater
offensive zone · NHL · faceoff · slapshot · one-timer · cycling · screening · deflection
Supreme authority held
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- controlAuthority to direct
authority · leverage · coercion · intimidation · manipulation · assertion · tyranny · subjugation
Deliberate tactical movement
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- ployCalculated deceptive tactic
- stratagemDeceptive plan for advantage
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
machination · jockeying · intrigue · manipulation · bluff · feint · subterfuge · countermove
Advocating to decision-makers
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- cloutInformal power or punch
- swayRock back and forth
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
pressure · negotiation · diplomacy · advocacy · networking · backroom · dealmaking · arm-twisting
Swinging at pitches
- oversCricket bowling units
- runsMoves fast on foot
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- slogLaborious persistent effort
boundaries · sixes · mandatory · opening · acceleration · strike rate · run rate · maximizing
advantage
Favorable position or circumstance
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- shorthandedLacking sufficient staff
- special teamsKick and return squads
penalty kill · offensive zone · NHL · faceoff · slapshot · one-timer · cycling · screening · deflection · point shot
domination
Supreme authority held
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
control · authority · leverage · coercion · intimidation · manipulation · assertion · tyranny · subjugation · oppression
maneuver
Deliberate tactical movement
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- ployCalculated deceptive tactic
- stratagemDeceptive plan for advantage
scheme · machination · jockeying · intrigue · manipulation · bluff · feint · subterfuge · countermove · chess
lobbying
Advocating to decision-makers
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- cloutInformal power or punch
- swayRock back and forth
leverage · pressure · negotiation · diplomacy · advocacy · networking · backroom · dealmaking · arm-twisting · politicking
batting
Swinging at pitches
- oversCricket bowling units
- runsMoves fast on foot
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
slog · boundaries · sixes · mandatory · opening · acceleration · strike rate · run rate · maximizing · white-ball
powerplaycompromise
Agreement through mutual sacrifice
collaboration · mutual agreement · consensus-building · mediation · diplomacy
powerplaypartnership
Shared business arrangement
cooperation · deference · egalitarianism · submission · yielding