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The Britannica Dictionary power play 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• power play (noun)

power play noun plural power plays power play noun plural power plays Britannica Dictionary definition of POWER PLAY [count] US 1 ice hockey : a situation in which one team has more players on the ice than the other team for a period of time because of a penalty

• They scored their first goal on a power play.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 : an attempt by a person, group, or organization to use power in a forceful and direct way to get or do something

• He made a power play to seize control of the company.

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