party politics


noun(usually used with a singular verb)
  1. politics based on strict adherence to the policies and principles of a political party regardless of the public interest; partisan loyalism.

Origin of party politics

1
First recorded in 1765–75

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British Dictionary definitions for party politics

party politics

pl n
  1. politics conducted through, by, or for parties, as opposed to other interests or the public good

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