party politics
noun
often disapproving
: political activities, decisions, etc., that relate to or support a particular political party
Party politics played a large role in determining who would be chosen for the position.
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For more than six decades the Reverend Jesse Jackson stood as a towering figure, straddling the racial justice movement in America and mainstream party politics, bridging the civil rights struggle of the 1960s with the dramatically more confrontational Black Lives Matter campaign.
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Jimmie Briggs, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026
The nationalization of party politics means there are few members of Congress representing states or districts that voted for the other party for president.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026
In 2008, there was a plausible scenario in which Barack Obama could have reshaped American party politics for a generation, possibly destroying the Republican Party.
—Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
The planning of the country’s 1976 bicentennial celebrations were plagued by party politics.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
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Jimmie Briggs, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026
The nationalization of party politics means there are few members of Congress representing states or districts that voted for the other party for president.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026
In 2008, there was a plausible scenario in which Barack Obama could have reshaped American party politics for a generation, possibly destroying the Republican Party.
—Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
The planning of the country’s 1976 bicentennial celebrations were plagued by party politics.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for party politics
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“Party politics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/party%20politics. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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