Definition of "brinksmanship" [brinksmanship]

• Alternative spelling of brinkmanship. (noun)

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• "I would not want to sit across the table from her as she practiced her particularly hardnosed brand of brinksmanship; however, the secret to brinksmanship is the ability to drive a situation to the brink of disaster and then knowing exactly when to pull back from that brink."
• "It’s why they’ll engage in brinksmanship but never actually let it happen. cmholm says:"
• "The brinksmanship is a familiar pattern this year between the two parties, who have narrowly averted a federal default and several government shutdowns in past fights."