English Dictionary

power play

名詞

不可算名詞 可算名詞

(uncountable) Tactics used to magnify power or influence. / (countable) A strategy or maneuver with a similar intention.

日本語の意味

(不可算名詞) 権力や影響力を増大させるための戦略や策略 / (可算名詞) 同様の目的を持った具体的な戦略または策謀

The CEO's sudden restructuring was widely seen as a power play to sideline rivals.

そのCEOの突発的な組織再編は、ライバルを排除して権力を強化するための策略だと広く見なされた。

意味（1）

(uncountable) Tactics used to magnify power or influence.

Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.

意味（2）

(countable) A strategy or maneuver with a similar intention.

This has become a power-play between England, Fifa and the Qatari leadership. England’s players have been very good on these issues.

意味（3）

(ice hockey) A situation where a team has a numerical advantage on the ice due to one or more penalties given to the opposing team.

意味（4）

(sports) A similar situation in other ball games, such as lacrosse, indoor soccer, rugby, and cricket.

意味（5）

(curling) A play used to move the stones to the side of the sheet.

power plays （ plural ）