Definition of "jockeying" []

• Present participle of jockey. (verb)

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• "As a result, America is now witnessing an unprecedented fight for marginalized status, or what we term "jockeying for stigma.""
• "And Democrats and Republicans seem more interested in jockeying for position than in acting swiftly to give the economy a boost — whether to extend Bush tax cuts or embrace Mr. Obama's Republican-sounding business tax breaks or declare a broad payroll tax holiday or spend more on roads, rails and runways."
• "While the 2012 election may seem far in the future, early jockeying is already underway, and the conference is considered the first real cattle call for possible Republican White House hopefuls."