Definition of brinkmanship in English:
 brinkmanship
(also brinksmanship)
nounˈbrɪŋkmənʃɪpˈbrɪŋkmənˌʃɪp
mass nounThe art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, especially in politics.
 in any game of brinkmanship, it is possible that one side will collapse suddenly
 Example sentencesExamples
-  But it could be also interpreted as further brinksmanship, designed to hurriedly solve its food and oil shortages.
 -  My intervention came in the nick of time, and tested the very limits of his fistfight brinkmanship.
 -  But there's a strange niggling as we enter into this new era of musical brinkmanship.
 -  We will know he cares when he stops playing brinksmanship.
 -  Melissa in a game of brinkmanship accused Zork of infidelity which enraged him.
 -  Smelling brinksmanship, the media have started piling on.
 -  But this game of political brinkmanship has already gone too far.
 -  Its current brinkmanship is the work of a regime in which moderates have little room left to maneuver.
 -  David Mamet's cinematic creations are often stylized portraits of greed, betrayal and brinksmanship.
 -  But in working out his political strategy, he played a dangerous game of political brinkmanship.
 -  In his foreign policy, Clinton often combined brinkmanship with indecision over the use of military force.
 -  I mean, if they're playing brinkmanship, I think they're playing with the wrong guy.
 -  But in the federal arena, belligerents on both sides are escalating their brinksmanship.
 -  The North should rid itself of the illusion that brinkmanship will be effective.
 -  The latest elections should go some way toward arresting a hitherto dangerous game of brinksmanship.
 -  But fans of political intrigue at the highest levels of brinkmanship will likely be happy with this film.
 -  I just want to briefly dabble in disaster brinksmanship.
 -  Burgundian winemakers revel in this brinkmanship.
 -  But there is a game of brinkmanship going on here too.
 -  The appeasement policies encouraged Hitler, the master of brinkmanship.
 
  Definition of brinkmanship in US English:
 brinkmanship
(also brinksmanship)
nounˈbriNGkmənˌSHipˈbrɪŋkmənˌʃɪp
The art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, especially in politics.
 in any game of brinkmanship, it is possible that one side will collapse suddenly
 Example sentencesExamples
-  The latest elections should go some way toward arresting a hitherto dangerous game of brinksmanship.
 -  But in the federal arena, belligerents on both sides are escalating their brinksmanship.
 -  In his foreign policy, Clinton often combined brinkmanship with indecision over the use of military force.
 -  But in working out his political strategy, he played a dangerous game of political brinkmanship.
 -  But there's a strange niggling as we enter into this new era of musical brinkmanship.
 -  But this game of political brinkmanship has already gone too far.
 -  The North should rid itself of the illusion that brinkmanship will be effective.
 -  The appeasement policies encouraged Hitler, the master of brinkmanship.
 -  My intervention came in the nick of time, and tested the very limits of his fistfight brinkmanship.
 -  I mean, if they're playing brinkmanship, I think they're playing with the wrong guy.
 -  But it could be also interpreted as further brinksmanship, designed to hurriedly solve its food and oil shortages.
 -  Burgundian winemakers revel in this brinkmanship.
 -  But there is a game of brinkmanship going on here too.
 -  David Mamet's cinematic creations are often stylized portraits of greed, betrayal and brinksmanship.
 -  But fans of political intrigue at the highest levels of brinkmanship will likely be happy with this film.
 -  We will know he cares when he stops playing brinksmanship.
 -  I just want to briefly dabble in disaster brinksmanship.
 -  Melissa in a game of brinkmanship accused Zork of infidelity which enraged him.
 -  Smelling brinksmanship, the media have started piling on.
 -  Its current brinkmanship is the work of a regime in which moderates have little room left to maneuver.