masterly inactivity

/M AE1 S T ER0 L IY0 IH0 N AE0 K T IH0 V IH0 T IY0/
noun
  1. 1

    (politics, public policy) A policy of deliberate inactivity, carried out with diplomatic skill, so as to preserve a predominant influence without risking anything.

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