gamesmanship
[geymz-muh n-ship]
- the use of methods, especially in a sports contest, that are dubious or seemingly improper but not strictly illegal.
- the technique or practice of manipulating people or events so as to gain an advantage or outwit one's opponents or competitors.
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Origin of gamesmanship
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He was sent off after the incident, but Ghana went on to lose, in large part due to his gamesmanship.
Luis Suarez, Uruguay’s Notorious Soccer Vampire, Strikes Again—Biting Italian in World Cup WinTunku Varadarajan
June 24, 2014
It was campaign spin and gamesmanship and seemed to be understood by everyone as such.
All of this is just gamesmanship, but it matters for the purposes of the next debate.
It was another element in the gamesmanship between the sexes.
No filibuster, no gamesmanship, a nice, clean vote—something Congress rarely does.
gamesmanship
- informal the art of winning games or defeating opponents by clever or cunning practices without actually cheating
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