- the fact of playing a game or acting honestly, fairly and according to the rules
- a player admired for his sense of fair play
- Election observers are there to ensure fair play at the ballot box.
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Idioms
See fair play in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryfair play to somebody
- (British English, informal) used to express approval when somebody has done something that you think is right or reasonable
- He handled it really well—fair play to him.
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