gamesmanship
gamesmanship · gamesmanships
The use of legal but unsporting tactics to gain an advantage over one’s opponentThe use of legal but unsporting tactics to gain an advantage over one’s opponent.
US/ɡˈeɪmzmənʃˌɪp/
» Rochel disliked the gamesmanship of office politics.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The use of legal but unsporting tactics to gain an advantage over one’s opponent.
They kept the other team waiting on the field until the last possible moment – that was a clear case of gamesmanship.
More definitions
- the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game
Examples
3 sentencesRochel disliked the gamesmanship of office politics.
His clever delay was dismissed by the referee as pure gamesmanship.
The debate was full of gamesmanship, with each candidate trying to unsettle the other.
Origin
From game + -s- + -manship or gamesman + -ship.From game + -s- + -manship or gamesman + -ship.
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Forms
plural: gamesmanships| Singular | gamesmanship |
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Word family
4 related wordsDerivednamesmanship
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable