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power play

noun as in concentration of power

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That power play will extend into the boardroom later this month when the woman-dominated company is expected to make its debut as a publicly traded company.

That could intensify, especially because athletes are becoming more outspoken, challenging norms and making power plays.

Ovechkin took line rushes at Saturday’s morning skate and was back in his usual spot with the top power play.

With the score tied at 2, Komarov was assessed a five-minute major for boarding, and the Capitals had an extended power play.

Ovechkin had two primary assists in the first 11 minutes, the first for Backstrom and the second for Oshie on the power play.

The Russian president mocked American and European claims that he was conducting some sort of renegade power play in Crimea.

Predicting what comes next in this very public internal power play is difficult.

Joan and Harry have had struggles over the years, a sort of power play with each other.

Analysts say these actions point to more than a simple power play.

This political power play turned out, in retrospect, to be extremely effective.

Though here at least it seems that the individual will and power play the largest part, yet it is otherwise.

They were falling back on a raw power play and forgetting any earlier schemes.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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