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game the system

Verb

Meaning

game the system (third-person singular simple present games the system, present participle gaming the system, simple past and past participle gamed the system)

To use the rules and procedures meant to protect a system in order to instead manipulate the system for a desired outcome.
Synonyms: play the system, beat the system, work the system

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Television has its own award. It's called the Emmy. It's a good award. I like it. I have one. But you don't see movies like 'The King's Speech' win Oscars and then go to TV and qualify for Emmys. In documentaries, some networks have been able to game the system. Michael Moore

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