"Trollope ploy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Trollope ploys [plural]
Etymology: Named after an incident from an Anthony Trollope novel in which a woman interprets a casual romantic gesture as a marriage proposal. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Trollope ploy (plural Trollope ploys)
  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. Wikipedia link: Anthony Trollope, Trollope ploy
    Sense id: en-Trollope_ploy-en-noun-q4pMN975 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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