playbook
(in Elizabethan drama) the script of a play, used by the actors as an acting text.
Football. a notebook containing descriptions of all the plays and strategies used by a team, often accompanied by diagrams, issued to players for them to study and memorize before the season begins.
Informal. any plan or set of strategies, as for outlining a campaign in business or politics.
Origin of playbook
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British Dictionary definitions for playbook
/ (ˈpleɪˌbʊk) /
a book containing a range of possible set plays
a notional range of possible tactics in any sphere of activity
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