The phrase
"internal machinations" refers to secret or hidden actions and plots within a group or organization. It implies that there are behind-the-scenes activities or manipulations taking place, usually aimed at gaining power or control.
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«internal»
«machinations»
Sentences with «internal machinations»
- There was an open sore in lower Manhattan tied up by bureaucracy, partisan nonsense and greed that became embarrassing, a symbol for a country so gridlocked by internal machinations that perhaps the truly poignant thing would have been to -LSB-...] (incontention.com)
- In a Twitter discussion with Intercept founder Glenn Greenwald, Tufekci argued that these mass leaks often contain internal machinations and gossip from within a campaign, which might be interesting from a historical context, but don't really have any larger news or social value. (fortune.com)
- OPINION: The federal Liberal government's failure to deal with the issue of same - sex marriage is indicative of a party more concerned with its own internal machinations than effective governance. (businessnews.com.au)
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