brinkmanship

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Synonyms: brinksmanship

Antonyms: brinksmanship

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|politics}} The [[pursuit]] of an [[advantage#Noun|advantage]] by [[appear]]ing to be [[willing#Adjective|willing]] to [[take#Verb|take]] a [[matter#Noun|matter]] to the [[brink]] (for example, by [[risk#Verb|risking]] a [[dangerous]] [[policy]]) rather than to [[concede]] a [[point#Noun|point]]. {{defdate|from mid 1950s}}

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