(derogatory) actions and behavior that are employed to gain or protect status or resources within an organization

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

Alternative form of dog-whistle politics

Communicating (often contentious) political ideas in coded language, such that only a small group of voters understands them as they are meant to be understood.

Alternative form of all politics is local

(chiefly US, politics) Ultimately, constituents and voters are concerned most about issues that affect their personal lives and home communities, and they vote accordingly.

(Ireland, derogatory, informal) political activity that is more evidently concerned with addressing the immediate needs of the local electorate than with strategy that might affect the national interest.

A form of politics where persons rarely or never disagree with more powerful organizations.

(US politics, chiefly historical) A local political organization or individual politician that controls a large number of personal votes and can therefore exert political influence, and is therefore often viewed as scandalous.

Excessively polite.