playbook

noun

play·​book ˈplā-ˌbu̇k 

1

: one or more plays in book form

2

: a notebook containing diagrammed football plays

3

: a stock of usual tactics or methods

straight from his opponent's political playbook

Examples of playbook in a Sentence

He studied the new plays in the team's playbook.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Use-Case Trap The standard AI playbook begins with an opportunity inventory. — Todd Bernson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Without change, this pattern of reckless enforcement threatens to become the go-to playbook for immigration enforcement for years to come. — Naureen Shah, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Trey Watson Chiefs coach Andy Reid’s playbook is famous for its complexity, and as a result rookies have had trouble memorizing it early in their careers. — Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Mistral also appears to be following Palantir’s playbook—winning through deep, hands-on delivery with key customers rather than the mass adoption Anthropic and OpenAI have pursued. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1511, in the meaning defined at sense 1