Complete Definition of "gambit"

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#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.

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