office politics

plural noun

often disapproving

: the activities, attitudes, or behaviors that are used to get or keep power or an advantage within a business or company

Examples of office politics in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The idea is that doing this has some real-world parallels, both in scientific discovery but also in lots of other real world settings (think office politics or cocktail parties) where the rules of how to operate are not written down. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

There are parallels to the Epstein saga; tensions between an insular, blue-collar police force and federal agents with elite educations; systemic corruption; office politics. — Judy Berman, Time, 27 July 2026

But then when the setting is Silicon Valley, what about dealing with thorny office politics and the particularities of an immigrant-heavy workforce? — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

Prestige bias and politics Even with a strong scoring system, bias and office politics can change the outcome. — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2026

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