infighting
noun
fighting at close range.
infighter
-
a word derived from
infighting.
Example Sentences
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For most of his career, which began in 1963 with his election in the first of three terms as a Republican congressman from Illinois, Rumsfeld honed a reputation as a skillful bureaucratic infighter.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2021
Mr. Rumsfeld became known as a tough administrator who slashed costs and personnel in social programs, and as an aggressive bureaucratic infighter who made enemies but got things done.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2021
Today’s presidential science advisor needs to be not only a brilliant scientist and skilled bureaucratic infighter but a media personality in his or her own right.
From Scientific American ● May 26, 2020
Instead, Bolton has cultivated the image of a provocateur, bureaucratic infighter and permanent enfant terrible .
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2018
Mrs. Payley attended, and when she tried to patronize Mrs. Singer with her compliments, that clever infighter beat her to it by explaining the theory of the German to her.
From Homeburg Memories by George Fitch
