masterstroke• At the time it looked like a masterstroke, a piece of breath-taking audacity.• His action may prove a masterstroke of symbolism.• It proved a masterstroke despite the 20-18 defeat.• Fred Plumb now pulled a masterstroke.• His Ministers are telling him it's a masterstroke.• Undeterred by the understandable timidity of his acquaintances, Goma hit upon a masterstroke of irony.• Politically, it was a masterstroke that rivaled Nixon's visit to China.• The Presidentglowed with pride and a sense of accomplishment after this masterstroke of personal diplomacy.