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
Skilled infighter though he was, Powell was plainly frustrated by what one Principals Committee attendee described as “Don’s style, this Socratic asking of questions rather than tell you where he stood.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2020
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
And Bolton himself is a wily bureaucratic infighter known for relentless self-promotion at the expense of colleagues predating his stint in the Trump administration.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2020
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
