gambit
/ˈɡæmbɪt/ noun C2- An opening in chess in which material is sacrificed to gain an advantage. · Her clever gambit gave her an advantage.
- Any ploy or stratagem. · Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit.
- A remark intended to open a conversation.
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