Gambit definition

Gambit

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WordNet

(1) A chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position

(2) A maneuver in a game or conversation

(3) An opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

WiktionaryText

An opening in chess, in which a minor piece (often a pawn) is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
Any ploy or stratagem.

Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit.
A remark intended to open a conversation.

Her clever opening gambit gave her an advantage.