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You want to play in every game, and you especially don't want to be in the penalty box for five minutes and give the other team a chance to get a power play, and you don't want to hurt anyone on the other team.
Carl Hagelin

Meaning of "power play" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POWER PLAY

power play play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POWER PLAY

noun
adjective
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Power play is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POWER PLAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of power play in the English dictionary

The first definition of power play in the dictionary is behaviour or tactics intended to magnify a person's influence or power. Other definition of power play is the use of brute strength or force of numbers in order to achieve an objective. Power play is also a period when one team has more players taking part than their opponents, usually as a result of a penalty for foul play.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POWER PLAY

power kite
power kiting
power line
power list
power lunch
power nap
power of appointment
power of attorney
power pack
power plant
power point
power politics
power series
power set
power shower
power station
power steering
power structure
power struggle
power supply

WORDS THAT END LIKE POWER PLAY

call into play
child´s play
display
double play
fair play
foul play
long play
match play
nativity play
net play
one-act play
Passion play
plug and play
radio play
shadow play
squeeze play
stage play
state of play
stroke play
three-act play
triple play

Synonyms and antonyms of power play in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «power play» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POWER PLAY

Find out the translation of power play to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of power play from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «power play» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

发挥威力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

juego de poder
570 millions of speakers

English

power play
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पावर प्ले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تلعب السلطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мощность игра
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jogo de poder
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষমতা খেলার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jeu de puissance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bermain kuasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Machtspiel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パワープレー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파워 플레이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Daya muter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trò chơi quyền lực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சக்தி நாடகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॉवर प्ले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

güç oyunu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gioco di potere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

power play
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

потужність гра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jocul de putere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παιχνίδι εξουσίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mag speel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

power play
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Power Play
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of power play

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POWER PLAY»

The term «power play» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.538 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POWER PLAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about power play

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2 QUOTES WITH «POWER PLAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word power play.
1
Carl Hagelin
You want to play in every game, and you especially don't want to be in the penalty box for five minutes and give the other team a chance to get a power play, and you don't want to hurt anyone on the other team.
2
Angela Ruggiero
I'm able to give a voice to the athletes around the world - use my degree for something other than the power play.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POWER PLAY»

Discover the use of power play in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to power play and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Power Play
Mack Bedford must devise a plan to stop the Russians before they and their cyber weaponry reach the Chinese border-the launch site of their master plan.
Patrick Robinson, 2012
2
Power Play
Power Play is the third in the sequence of novels about the world of Petaybee, the first two volumes being Powers That Be and Power Lines.
Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, 2012
3
Power Play
Power Play is a dramatic and fast-paced story about a boy who wants to play hockey and not get hurt.
Michele Martin Bossley, 2010
4
Power Play: The Literature and Politics of Chess in the Late ...
Reading through influential texts of the later Middle Ages, Adams shows how specific representations of chess encoded concerns about political organization, civic community, and individual autonomy.
Jenny Adams, 2011
5
Power Play: The Bush Presidency and the Constitution
"Analyzes the Bush presidency's efforts to expand executive power, putting them into constitutional and historical perspective.
James P. Pfiffner, 2009
6
Power Play
Nothing has prepared Dr. Ross for the extreme tactics that desperate and powerful people are willing to use. Power Play is a timely thrill-ride by Ben Bova, one of science fiction’s most respected novelists.
Ben Bova, 2012
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Power Play: A Study of the Enron Project
This is a courageous and an in-depth study of the working of the power sector in India. The book traces the history of the Enron project and places it in the larger context of power policy in India since liberalisation.
Abhay Mehta, 2000
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Power Play
The corporate big shots hadn't wanted Jake there. But now he's the only one who can save them. Power Play is a non-stop, pulse-pounding, high-stakes thriller that will hold the reader riveted until the very last page.
Joseph Finder, 2007
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Power Play: Sport, the Media and Popular Culture
Praise for the first edition:'An excellent book that tries to come to grips with the ever-increasing role of sport in the media as a particular phenomenon of 20th-century popular culture.
Raymond Boyle, Richard Haynes, 2009
10
Power Play
Joseph Finder. She sighed. 'The executive committee of the board of directors met this morning in special session, Hank,' she said patiently. 'Once they had a chance to read the emails that Upton kindly provided, they realized they had no ...
Joseph Finder, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POWER PLAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term power play is used in the context of the following news items.
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Afghan power play: It was never really about Karzai, it's about Ghani
Western media reports alleging that former Afghan President Hamid Karzai is conspiring to usurp power in Kabul do not make sense. Karzai's ... «Asia Times, Jul 15»
2
Switch's power play is a win for both sides
Switch and NV Energy reached a deal on July 10 in which the power company will build a 100-megawatt solar array to feed green power to the ... «Las Vegas Sun, Jul 15»
3
Predators sign F Wilson to four-year deal
The 6-foot-1, 216-pound Wilson had five goals, four on the power play, in the Western Conference first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, which ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
4
Power Play
BEDFORD — Realizing the batter made solid contact, Rye left fielder Luke Freeman's first instinct was to race back to the fence, turn around ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
5
NeweggFlash - Power Play Sweepstakes
NeweggFlash is giving you the chance to win electronics and jewelry in their Power Play Sweepstakes. Enter for your chance to win a gaming ... «About - News & Issues, Jul 15»
6
Raiders aim replicate Roosters' power play
Frank-Paul Nu'uausala feels Canberra can replicate the dominant power play the Sydney Roosters showed against Penrith in Sunday's clash ... «SBS, Jul 15»
7
The Middle East Nuclear Power Play No One Is Talking About
With all eyes currently transfixed on Iran's nuclear future, there is seemingly little attention being paid to another landmark Middle Eastern ... «OilPrice.com, Jul 15»
8
Putin pushes 'Straight Pride' as a geopolitical power play
Activist Kyle James Rohrich analyzes the geopolitical tactics behind Russian President Vladimir Putin's so-called “straight pride” initiative. «Erasing 76 Crimes, Jul 15»
9
Labor power play: Bill Shorten's carbon reboot
Labor has failed to detail the cost to consumers and electricity generators of its ambition to rapidly accelerate Australia's renewable energy use ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
10
Hybrid Power Play: MTU, AKASOL form Partnership
As the world moves increasingly toward cleaner, efficient and more environmentally benign power sources, news from Germany today sees the ... «MarineLink, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Power play [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/power-play>. Apr 2024 ».
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