"score points" meaning in English

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      "form": "scores points",
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        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "scoring points",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "scored points",
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see score, point."
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          "text": "He scored points with teachers by promising them higher pay.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Instead of putting forward meaningful proposals, she's just trying to score political points.",
          "type": "example"
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        "To outdo (someone) in an argument, especially by pandering or rhetorical convenience."
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        "(figurative, often derogatory) To outdo (someone) in an argument, especially by pandering or rhetorical convenience."
      ],
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        "derogatory",
        "figuratively",
        "often"
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  ],
  "word": "score points"
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      "form": "scores points",
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        "singular",
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    },
    {
      "form": "scoring points",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scored points",
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    {
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        },
        {
          "text": "Instead of putting forward meaningful proposals, she's just trying to score political points.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "To outdo (someone) in an argument, especially by pandering or rhetorical convenience."
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        "(figurative, often derogatory) To outdo (someone) in an argument, especially by pandering or rhetorical convenience."
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