0 the activity of trying to win a game by doing things that are not really breaking the rules but are intended to destroy the confidence of the other player
Political gamesmanship has earned some politicians considerable international esteem thanks to sophisticated public relations skills.
There are many people who were made unemployed because of this political gamesmanship.
This is carrying a bit of political gamesmanship, quite honestly, a bit far.
We recognised, however, that gamesmanship could be involved in these things.
I hesitate to use such a strong word as hypocrisy but this is political gamesmanship of the basest kind.
Everyone who knows anything about this place knows that it was a terrific exercise in gamesmanship.
They believe that the problem can be resolved by gamesmanship and competition in a situation where competition cannot exist.
That may be good gamesmanship, but it is no practical good in international politics.
