manoeuvringma‧noeu‧vring British English, maneuvering American English /məˈnuːvərɪŋ/ noun [countable, uncountable]Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
At the end of 1917 there was much parliamentary manoeuvring over proportional representation.
Beware of the clandestine manoeuvrings of jealous colleagues or covetous rivals Wednesday.
But it was in Edinburgh where boardroom manoeuvring was at its most intriguing.
But the important point about this manoeuvring is how essentially low-key it was.
The proposal itself was less controversial than the party manoeuvring which had gone before it.
This is a fact of life itself, and no amount of political or social manoeuvring will remove it.
With more skilful manoeuvring, Short surrounded Karpov's king's pawn and invaded with his rook.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE►political
· This is a fact of life itself, and no amount of political or social manoeuvring will remove it.· The general's resignation, if it does happen, will be the culmination of months of political manoeuvring.· I was probably as safe a person as anyone in that ferment of gossip and political manoeuvrings.· A government department may place emphasis on careful administration and attention to detail, to research and to political manoeuvring.
the use of clever and sometimes dishonest methods to get what you want: diplomatic manoeuvrings months of political manoeuvring