#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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