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student union politics

idiom
Meaning

Political actions seen as being unprofessional or childish; resembling those of the students' union.


Examples
SIMPLE

Their office arguments are just student union politics.

CONTEXTUAL

The team stopped listening to the manager because his constant bickering felt like student union politics.

COMPLEX

The board members grew weary of the petty maneuvers and shifting alliances that characterized the meeting, dismissing the entire affair as nothing more than student union politics.

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    a week is a long time in politics

    In politics, much change can occur in a short space of time.

  2. 02

    fruit of the union

    A child, especially from a marriage or similar union.

  3. 03

    palace politics

    The relationships and interactions of top-level officials, advisors and other powerbrokers within a government, especially as involving internal rivalry and intrigue.

  4. 04

    play politics

    to act or say something according to political ambition, self-interest, and gamesmanship instead of moral conviction and altruism; to politick

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