Noun: gambit gam-bit
- An opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
"Her compliment was a clever gambit to start the negotiation";
- ploy
- A tactic or manoeuvre intended to gain an advantage
"The politician's gambit to win over undecided voters backfired";
- ploy, stratagem
- A chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position
"The Queen's Gambit is a popular opening strategy"
Derived forms: gambits
Type of: chess move, comment, input, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], remark, tactical maneuver [US], tactical manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Gambit, Part II