Definition of "tiebreaking" [tiebreaking]

• Serving as a tiebreaker (adjective)

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• "Which reminds me: is anyone else profoundly bothered that the Court has now created this extra-constitutional role for itself that de facto usurps the role of the House et al. in tiebreaking close presidential elections?"
• "In 2005, a tiebreaking goal against Switzerland or Israel would have put the Irish into a playoff for a World Cup berth."
• "For the 2000 Euro, a tiebreaking goal against Macedonia would have allowed Ireland to avoid a playoff against Turkey, which it lost."