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brinkmanship definition

☆ brink·man·ship (briŋk′mən s̸hip′)

noun

the policy of pursuing a hazardous course of action to the brink of catastrophe
also brinksmanship brinks′·man·ship′ (briŋks′-)

Etymology: brink + -manship

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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