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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The use of legal but unsporting tactics to gain an advantage over one’s opponent..
They kept the other team waiting on the field until the last possible moment – that was a clear case of gamesmanship.
[Tina] Satter’s film, with its dramatization of the investigators’ formalized gamesmanship and [Reality] Winner’s strategic maneuvering, is fascinating but narrow, both regarding the protagonist and the law at large.
Use gamesmanship when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gamesmanship means The use of legal but unsporting tactics to gain an advantage over one’s opponent..
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They kept the other team waiting on the field until the last possible moment – that was a clear case of gamesmanship.
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