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student union politics

student union politics noun: political actions seen as being unprofessional or childish; resembling those of the students' union.

Noun

student union politics (uncountable)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) Political actions seen as being unprofessional or childish; resembling those of the students' union.
    • I am glad that, true to form, the Liberal Democrats have not risen above the student union politics that we expect from them. As long as “discouraging intellectual argument” can fit on the back of a “Focus” leaflet, that is fine.2006 October 11, Stewart Jackson, “NHS Workforce and Service Development”, in parliamentary debates (House of Commons), column 329
    • The rightwing Tory Philip Davies, the MP for Shipley, said the tactics of keeping the Conservative parliamentary party at Westminster to discuss the general election, and then staging a surprise unheralded vote on a future secret ballot for the Speaker, “smacked of the kind of student-union...2015 March 26, Patrick Wintour, quoting Philip Davies, “Tory backbench rebellion defeats Hague's attempt to unseat Speaker”, in The Guardian

Examples of student union politics in a sentence

  • It is crude – the worst kind of student union politics.2019 November 6, Heather Stewart, quoting Lord Mann, “Labour accused of 'student union politics' in candidate row”, in The Guardian:
  • It really strikes me as student union politics.2025 June 1, John Healey, quotee, BBC News:

Questions about student union politics

What does student union politics mean?
Student union politics means political actions seen as being unprofessional or childish; resembling those of the students' union.
How do you use student union politics in a sentence?
It is crude – the worst kind of student union politics.
What part of speech is student union politics?
Student union politics is a noun.

Words near student union politics in the dictionary

  1. student strikes
  2. student syndrome
  3. student teacher
  4. student teachers
  5. student union
  6. student union politics
  7. student unions
  8. student voice
  9. Student's
  10. student's elbow
  11. Student's t

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