English Dictionary
Definition manoeuvre in British English
manoeuvre
noun
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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/məˈnuːvə(r)/
Example
Everyone had to concentrate for the complicated manoeuvre to work.
Example
Mercer won the election thanks to the manoeuvres of his son-in-law.
Synonyms and related words
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if a politician is on manoeuvres, they are engaging in activities to improve their own political situation and gain an advantage over rivals
Example
With a leadership election likely in the next few months, it looks like Boris is on manoeuvres again.
