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How to pronounce “brinkmanship”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of brinkmanship with real speech in context.
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- Right of Boom
are the lessons of the 70 years of Brinkmanship
- Definition summary
- (chiefly politics) 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. [from mid 1950s]
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How to pronounce brinkmanship
Right of Boom
are the lessons of the 70 years of Brinkmanship
Example Sentences
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (chiefly politics) 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. [from mid 1950s]
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