English Explanatory Dictionary

Trollope ploy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A negotiation technique in which a proposal from another party is deliberately misinterpreted in such a way that it is more to the responding party's liking, with the aim of having the misinterpreted version accepted in the interests of diplomacy.

Word forms

Trollope ploy Trollope ploys

Etymology

Named after an incident from an Anthony Trollope novel in which a woman interprets a casual romantic gesture as a marriage proposal.

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