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The policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)
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brinkmanship
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
brinkmanship \brink"man*ship\, brinksmanship \brinks"man*ship\n. the policy or practise of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety), in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome; -- used especially of diplomatic ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Brinkmanship (also brinksmanship ) is the practice of trying to achieve an advantageous outcome by pushing dangerous events to the brink of active conflict. It occurs in international politics , foreign policy , labour relations , and (in contemporary settings) ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ political brinkmanship EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But Browne and others Tuesday suggested that Copps might just be engaging in rhetorical brinkmanship . ▪ In any game of brinkmanship , it is possible that one side will collapse ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to risk a dangerous policy rather than concede a point.
Usage examples of brinkmanship.
Crisis is the key to story-writing, a sort of brinkmanship in which the author mires his characters in happenings so sticky as to seem impossible of solution.