POWER PLAY Definition & Meaning

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power play

noun

Football.��an aggressive running play in which numerous offensive players converge and forge ahead to block and clear a path for the ball carrier.
Ice Hockey.��
1. a situation in which one team has a temporary numerical advantage because an opposing player or players are in the penalty box, and hence has an opportunity for a concerted, swarming attack on the opponent's goal.
2. the offensive strategy or effectiveness of the team having such an advantage.
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.

power play

noun

behaviour or tactics intended to magnify a person's influence or power
the use of brute strength or force of numbers in order to achieve an objective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of power play¹

First recorded in 1960–65

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Enraged by the power play, Democrats fled the state, depriving the Texas House of the quorum it needed to function.

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"Because of the current global political situation, with power play and competition for resources, it's much more serious."

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Gavrikov, who made $5.875 million this season, is due for a raise and is Kuzmenko, who came over from Philadelphia at the trade deadline and immediately energized the Kings’ power play.

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He lost, Edmonton was awarded a power play, and 10 seconds later the Oilers went in front to stay.

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The Oilers’ pulled that goal back on a power play less than three minutes later when Perry took three whacks at the puck before getting it by Kuemper.

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