#plan_of_action  a plan for actively doing something
  supertype:  plan__program__programme  a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"
  part:  goal.cognitive_content
  subtype:  play.plan_of_action  a preset plan of action in team sports; "the coach drew up the plays for her team"
     subtype:  knock_on__knockon  (Rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul)
     subtype:  football_play  a play by the offensive team in a football game
        subtype:  touchback  (American football) a play in which the opposing team has kicked the football into your end zone
        subtype:  running_play__runningplay__running__running_game__runninggame  a football play in which a player runs with the ball; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running"
           subtype:  draw_play__draw  the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
           subtype:  return.running_play  the act of running back the football after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
           subtype:  rush.running_play__rushing  (football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
           subtype:  end_run__endrun__sweep  (football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
        subtype:  passing_play__passingplay__pass__passing_game__passinggame__passing  a football play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"
           subtype:  forward_pass__aerial  a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
              subtype:  screen_pass  a forward pass in which the receiver is protected by a screen of blockers
           subtype:  lateral_pass__lateral  a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
        subtype:  handoff  a football play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate
        subtype:  tackle.football_play  (football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground
     subtype:  razzle-dazzle__razzle__razzmatazz__razmataz  any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent
     subtype:  basketball_play  a play executed by a basketball team
        subtype:  pick  a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick"
        subtype:  switch.basketball_play  a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
        subtype:  give-and-go  a basketball maneuver; one offensive player passes the ball to another, then runs toward the basket to take a return pass
     subtype:  baseball_play  a play executed by a baseball team
        subtype:  double_play  the act of getting two players out on one play
        subtype:  triple_play  the act of getting three players out on one play
        subtype:  squeeze_play__squeezeplay  a baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitch
           subtype:  suicide_squeeze_play__suicidesqueezeplay__suicide_squeeze__suicidesqueeze  the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ball
           subtype:  safety_squeeze_play__safety_squeeze  the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully
  subtype:  policy.plan_of_action  a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies"
     subtype:  activism  a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal
     subtype:  obscurantism.policy  a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
  subtype:  battle_plan  plan for conducting a battle
  subtype:  system.plan_of_action  a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
     subtype:  credit_system  a system for allowing people to purchase things on credit
     subtype:  legal_system__legalsystem  a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws
        subtype:  bail  the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial); "he is out on bail"
        subtype:  jury_system  a legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suit
        subtype:  patent_system  a legal system for protecting the rights of inventors
        subtype:  tax_system__taxsystem  a legal system for assessing and collecting taxes
        subtype:  voting_system__electoral_system__electoralsystem  a legal system for making democratic choices
           subtype:  uninominal_system__uninominal_voting_system__single-member_system__scrutin_uninomial_system__scrutinuninomialsystem__scrutin_uninominal_voting_system  based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district
           subtype:  list_system__scrutin_de_liste__scrutin_de_liste_system  based on the principle of proportional representation; voters choose between party lists, the number elected from each list being determined by the percentage cast for each list out of the total vote
     subtype:  pricing_system__pricingsystem  a system for setting prices on goods or services
     subtype:  promotion_system__promotionsystem  a system for advancing participants to higher-status positions
  subtype:  tactic__maneuver__manoeuvre  a plan for attaining a particular goal
  subtype:  strategy__scheme  an elaborate and systematic plan of action
     subtype:  stratagem__contrivance__dodge  an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
        subtype:  plant.stratagem  something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant"
        subtype:  wangle__wangling  an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
     subtype:  game_plan  a plan for achieving an objective (especially in some sport)
     subtype:  house_of_cards__bubble  a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble"
     subtype:  secret_plan__plot  a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"
        subtype:  counterplot  a plot intended to subvert another plot
        subtype:  machination  covert and involved plotting to achieve your ends
           subtype:  priestcraft.machination  a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs
        subtype:  cabal__conspiracy  a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
           subtype:  Gunpowder_Plot  a conspiracy in 1605 in England to blow up King James I and the Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics in England; led by Guy Fawkes
     subtype:  waiting_game__waitinggame  a strategy of delay
     subtype:  incentive_program__incentiveprogram__incentive_scheme__incentivescheme  a formal scheme for inducing someone (as employees) to do something
  subtype:  travel_plan__itinerary  a proposed route of travel

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