How to Use office politics in a Sentence

office politics

plural noun
Definition of office politicsnext
  • There seems to be a lot of petty comedy to mine in these office politics.
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • And not need to engage in nonsense and office politics.
    — Jason Wyche, Hazlitt, 15 Feb. 2023
  • There is no need to overthink this or worry about office politics, etc.
    — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • So when working at a U.S. government agency, she was taken aback by brusque, sharp-elbowed office politics.
    — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Kenneth’s new boss (also played by Sanders) describes the particular office politics of their own happy hour.
    — Vulture, 26 May 2023
  • Maybe, Dillon suggests, there are office politics going on that don’t really affect your day.
    — Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The fragrance features a hint of peppermint, reminiscent of those refreshing moments of water cooler gossip, as well as a dash of lemon, a nod to the bitter-sweetness of office politics.
    — Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • But not everyone sees office politics as inherently bad, the survey found.
    — Matthew Boyle, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The snappy dialogue draws moderate laughs, often by squeezing banal office politics against the scarier kind.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Emoji-evidence is showing up more in court cases, office politics, and reasons people end relationships.
    — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Lawrence, who wrote for W and WWD for the better part of two decades, deploys her insider fluency with aplomb, describing the microaggressions of office politics as deftly as nepobaby influencers turned vegan caterers.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024
  • However, these events can sometimes encourage unfiltered conversations and behaviors that may contribute to toxic office politics.
    — Sho Dewan, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Remove red tape and other ‘bad’ stressors Unnecessary red tape, office politics, ambiguity and interpersonal conflict create a lot of negative stress for employees, which hinders work performance.
    — Tobias Dennerlein, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2023

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