maktspel

Swedish

Etymology

makt +‎ spel. Attested since 1931, significantly increased usage during the 1960s. Compare German Machtspiel.

Noun

maktspel n

  1. battle for power, power play (plotting and intrigue used to gain power)
    • 2021 November 13, Yukiko Duke, “Elva meter tyg som slog världen med häpnad”, in Svenska Dagbladet, page 48:
      Holländarna hade, till skillnad från portugiser och spanjorer, varit kloka nog att bara ägna sig åt handel utan att försöka sig på några maktspel.
      The Dutch had, as opposed to the Portuguese and Spanish, been wise enough to only devote themselves to commerce and to avoid all power play.

Declension

Declension of maktspel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite maktspel maktspels
definite maktspelet maktspelets
plural indefinite maktspel maktspels
definite maktspelen maktspelens

References

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