office politics

Noun

Meaning

office politics (uncountable)

(derogatory) actions and behavior that are employed to gain or protect status or resources within an organization

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Office politics are bloody-minded, but weak on content. Mason Cooley

I'm sitting in my home office wearing a bathrobe. The same way I'm not going to start wearing ties, I'm also not going to buy into the fake politeness, the lying, the office politics and backstabbing, the passive aggressiveness, and the buzzwords. Linus Torvalds

Close letter words and terms

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