English

Alternative forms

• brinksmanship

Noun

brinkmanship ‎(usually uncountable, plural brinkmanships)

1. Pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to risk a dangerous policy rather than concede a point.

   The diplomat accused the other nation's leader of brinkmanship for refusing to redeploy the troops along their nations' shared border.

Derived terms

• brinkman (back-formation)

See also

• brinksman
• gamesmanship
• one-upmanship