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a power play

a power play (a paour plei)

Idiom Politics

Signification

a strategic move to gain control or influence over a situation

un mouvement stratégique pour obtenir le contrôle ou l'influence sur une situation (un mouvement strategique pour obtenir le controle ou l'influence sur une situation)

Phrases d'exemple

"His decision to challenge the leader was a clear power play."

"Sa décision de défier le leader était un clair power play." (Sa decision de defier le leader etait un clair power play)

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