political shadow

1. A government employee whose job is not viewed to be particularly important by most of the people who don’t work for the government that run into them, but their role plays an important function in keeping the government running efficiently and effectively. Usually, their employer or the individual/s who run the department or agency, because of their position in the government, work in the public spotlight, while political shadows tend to work more in the background, or in other words in the shadows, where they are seldom noticed by the general public. Often times these people either work in jobs where they don't deal with people that often, or they work in jobs where they deal with people frequently, but their role is frequently viewed as being less important than the role held by their employer.
2. The political impact an individual or group has on the world around them

1. Dave is a political shadow. He is a policy analysist who works for the U.S. Representative Aderholt. Most of the people who encounter him don't think his role is anywhere near as important as the role his employer has in the U.S. Government; yet without Dave, the policies would not be written that well and may not be as effective in achieving what the law was intended to do. Hence, he plays a very important role in ensuring the government operates in an effective manner.
2: Alexandra has a large political shadow because of the large number of Black Lives Matter protests and women's marches she has attended over the past four to five years; along with the numerous times she has lobbied political officials on various issues related to gender equality, gun control, racial justice, education, and the Covid-19. She has a very large political impact on the world around her.

by Vanguard 1998 March 20, 2021

Politically Depressed

Principled people feel an unshakable, deep depression set in when the wrong politics is winning in their government or culture.

That person is “politically depressed”.

After xyz won the election, I’m in a haze, daze, and/or stupor. I honestly feel politically depressed. In the clinical sense of that word. He’s been in office for YEARS and I still can’t shake the deep depression that has set in.

by Sue Denim September 4, 2020

Politically aligned sexual preference

aka. P.A.S.P.; When an individual is only sexually attracted to people of the same political identity as they are

Joana is a Democrat who has a politically aligned sexual preference; meaning she is only sexually attracted to people who also identify as being democrats.

by Vanguard 1998 April 3, 2021

Political punch

When a conservative finds a liberal Supporting Joe Biden, lieing, cheating on spouse, burning down buildings, sexual assault, supporting the KKK
, or anything else stupid liberals like to do they get a "Political punch"

Job Biden said" let's rains tax's 45% to support the LGQT community" then a conservative said " You idiot, you deserve a "Political punch" in the throat!"

by Honky donkey22 November 24, 2021

political priapism

An unwanted and painful election that won’t go away after four years

This shit again!? Man it was kinda funny at first but i really just want this election to go away now. This is political priapism i swear.

by Doomicus magnus May 15, 2024

Political bar fight

An expression used to describe all of the pointless fighting and bickering that tends to happen in the government over various policy issues, the effectiveness and credibility of political leaders, how important and or valid certain beliefs and values are, etc. While it does occur in all levels of the government, it happens most frequently on the state and federal levels. These conflicts often times cause significant delays in passing important pieces of legislation They are often to forward and or their party’s agenda and or as way to get acquire more power and influence when discussing a particular issue.

There are always political bar fights happening in the U.S. government these days; often over relatively pointless things.

by Vanguard 1998 January 1, 2022

Social political sense

The ability of some individuals, because of certain experiences in their life and or the type of educational background they have, to be able to tell certain things about a person, including their social views, political beliefs, what motivates them, how the person views themselves and those around them, how they will likely handle themselves in certain situations, how to effectively counter their methods if necessary, etc., based on the individual’s attire and behavior in certain places compared to the societal norms about what type of attire people are expected to wear and how they should behave in those places, how they talk about certain topics, what type of public image they try to portray themselves as being, how they handle themselves in certain situations, especially in embarrassing situations, crises, and disagreements, and various other things. It is important to note that not everyone can do this; as these types of evaluations can be rendered inaccurate if the person who does this does not have a decent amount of control over their biases, expectations about how other people behave, is not attentive to detail, and or is not well educated on politics, social norms, and social issues.

Cisco: I wonder why James gets so aggressive when someone disagrees with his political views. He always asserts that he is right even when he is not.
Vulko: Based on what I have observed when I have had to deal with him, he seems to be rage driven because he seems to enjoy having disagreements with people on stuff like that. I also think he does tend to be quite arrogant. He likes to win fights as it boosts his ego, which might explain why he always asserts that he is right.
Cisco: What makes you think he is arrogant?
Vulko: I figured out based on how he dresses more formally when going to various events compared to the rest of his family, which suggests he does seem to have an arrogance streak.
Cisco: You seem to be good at figuring out drives people and what gets them to act in various ways.

Vulko: I have a strong social political sense, which is what allows me to read people.
Cisco: I see.

by Vanguard 1998 April 22, 2021