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What is a zero-sum game?

What is a zero-sum game? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A game (or a similar political or economic system) in which the gains of some players must equal the losses of others.
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Moreover, the debate on unity and secession continues to remain a zero-sum game.
The United States does not view Europe as a battleground between East and West, nor do we see the situation in Ukraine as a zero-sum game.
Instead, the drug companies are reduced to producing slightly different versions of pre-existing products, which in the end is a zero-sum game.
This tendency notwithstanding, human rights protection need not be a zero-sum game.
Even though these 'rules of the game' establish overall preservation, they are seen to be a zero-sum game compared to other values.
It appears to be a zero-sum game and the international community will probably have to adjudicate.

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