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
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Co-created by Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, expect The Paper to skewer everything from the existential crisis confronting local journalism to Gen Z office politics.
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Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Many of us think of influence as some dark art of office politics or manipulation.
—Melody Wilding, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
This isn't about office politics in the negative sense.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
This isn’t just a case of office politics gone wrong.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Many of us think of influence as some dark art of office politics or manipulation.
—Melody Wilding, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
This isn't about office politics in the negative sense.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
This isn’t just a case of office politics gone wrong.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for office politics
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“Office politics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/office%20politics. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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