brinksmanship
brinksmanship is the alternative form of brinkmanship.
Meaning of brinkmanship
Noun
brinkmanship (usually uncountable, plural brinkmanships)
- The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
- The diplomat accused the other nation's leader of brinkmanship for refusing to redeploy the troops stationed along their nations' shared border.
Forms of brinksmanship
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Origin of brinksmanship
From brink + -s- + -manship.
Words formed from brinksmanship
Questions about brinksmanship
- What is brinksmanship the alternative form of?
- Brinksmanship is the alternative form of brinkmanship.
Words near brinksmanship in the dictionary
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