Definition of "goalpost" []

• One of a pair of posts usually joined with a crossbar to form a goal, as in soccer or ice hockey. (noun)
• A post or a pair of posts supporting a crossbar and either supporting or extending into the uprights of a goal, as in football. (noun)

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• "And now by trying to convince people that the goalpost is at 2,210 delegates instead of the 2,026 that everyone else recognizes."
• "If the goalpost is changed to 2210, then barack needs 14 SD and Hillary needs 193 SD."
• "If the goalpost is moved, all future Democratic primaries will be chaotic."