power play 
noun [mass noun]
1Tactics exhibiting or intended to increase a person’s power or influence: the sexual power play of their relationship...
- For all the intricacies of the spat, it smacks of political one-upmanship, petty power play and a healthy dose of ego juice.
- But ordinary people rejected his power play, reclaiming their nation's path through the ballot box.
- The 70s power play between political parties and the State institutions again defined the debate and ‘ideology’ related decisions.
2Offensive tactics in a team sport involving the concentration of players at a particular point.
2.1 [count noun] Ice Hockey A situation in which a team has a numerical advantage over its opponents while one or more players is serving a penalty, characterized by an emphasis on offensive play. Compare with penalty kill. moments later Pavelski scored on a rebound during the power play the Blackhawks were on the power play for almost four minutes in overtime but couldn’t get the winning goal...
- He is killing penalties, working the power play, and playing against the other team's top players.
- The power play was terrible, but penalty killing was more than respectable (ninth overall).
- He is playing in key situations, both on the power play and on the penalty kill.
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