Meaning

The quality of being winnable; the possibility that one can win at all..

Definitions by Sense

1. The quality of being winnable; the possibility that one can win at all.
2. The likelihood of winning (something).
3. The chance that (a political candidate) can win; electability.

Example Sentences

Commonweal was troubled that Bush and other strategists were "toying" not only with survival after nuclear war but with the "winnability" of such a war.

The belief in winnability led to a Soviet Union intention to install missiles in Cuba.

Weak winnability says that every player has a chance to win. Strong winnability says that every player has a chance to win no matter which initial state the game starts from.

Alinsky suggested that two closely related criteria, the winnability and the nondiviseness of an issue, should determine the focus of organizers' work.

Seats were becoming vacant, but boundaries had been redrawn, making it hard to assess the winnability of the new constituencies.

The perception that Gove had alienated the teaching profession to the extent that it was having an impact on the 'winnability' of marginal seats meant that he had become toxic to his party's election prospects; many who thought he should go admired his efforts to change schooling and also that his reforms were much needed and did not go far enought.

This is despite the fact that women candidates have greater winnability compared to the male candidates, as is evident from Table 3.

“Winnability is emphasized,” she said. “There's something to that. At the same time, if someone is completely against what the policies of the party are, in good conscience, you can't support someone like that.”

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