Idiom
palace politics
Meaning
The relationships and interactions of top-level officials, advisors and other powerbrokers within a government, especially as involving internal rivalry and intrigue.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He avoids palace politics at the office.”
“The new minister struggled to survive the palace politics that defined the inner circle of the government.”
“The ambitious advisor spent his entire career navigating the dangerous palace politics of the royal court, eventually securing his position through careful alliances and calculated betrayals.”
Examples
simple
“He avoids palace politics at the office.”
contextual
“The new minister struggled to survive the palace politics that defined the inner circle of the government.”
complex
“The ambitious advisor spent his entire career navigating the dangerous palace politics of the royal court, eventually securing his position through careful alliances and calculated betrayals.”
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