Power-play


noun
1.
Football. an aggressive running play in which numerous offensive players converge and forge ahead to block and clear a path for the ball carrier.
2.
Ice Hockey.

3.
an action, stratagem, or maneuver, as in politics or business, by which power is concentrated or manipulated in order to subdue a rival or gain control of a situation.
noun
1.
behaviour or tactics intended to magnify a person’s influence or power
2.
the use of brute strength or force of numbers in order to achieve an objective

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