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A loveliness of ladybirds. So what are politicians?

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Sago Tue 30-Jun-26 13:54:40

I love collective nouns and I learned yesterday a “loveliness” is the collective noun for ladybirds.

It got me thinking what should the collective noun for politicians be?

An embarrassment has already been taken by the Panda!

Padstow13 Wed 01-Jul-26 02:04:30

A Blight of politicians?

Maremia Wed 01-Jul-26 06:32:12

From the suggestions, we really don't like them.

Esmay Wed 01-Jul-26 06:32:33

An overdose
A pomposity

Esmay Wed 01-Jul-26 06:37:04

A chaos

Mollygo Wed 01-Jul-26 08:03:46

A pratfall of politicians!

A pratfall is a fall onto one's buttocks. Slang for an embarrassing mistake . . .

TheWeirdoAgain60 Wed 01-Jul-26 08:54:25

''Poli'' means many and ''tic'' means persistent, multiple motor and vocal so basically, ''politician'' means

many motor mouths!

TheWeirdoAgain60 Wed 01-Jul-26 08:55:00

I'm killing myself laughing at all the above!

Cossy Wed 01-Jul-26 08:58:14

A pi**take of politician
A piddle of politicians
A porky of politicians

NotSpaghetti Wed 01-Jul-26 13:16:38

A "trial"?

Grantanow Wed 01-Jul-26 13:56:55

A corruption of politicians?

WelshPoppy Wed 01-Jul-26 14:20:22

A protraction of politicians

Fallingstar Wed 01-Jul-26 14:29:38

A pestilent pond of politicians.

Dodo43 Wed 01-Jul-26 14:33:09

An abscess

Sago Wed 01-Jul-26 15:13:33

Grantanow

A corruption of politicians?

Another favourite.

Corruption 👏👏👏👏👏

Colls Wed 01-Jul-26 15:14:59

A moat of politicians?

Granless Wed 01-Jul-26 15:59:15

A murder of politicians.

AuntieE Wed 01-Jul-26 16:48:03

"A parcel of rougues in a nation" as some, I believe Rabbie Burns, once said.

AuntieE Wed 01-Jul-26 16:49:09

someone, I meant, sorry.

How about "a dishonesty of politicians"?

lizzypopbottle Wed 01-Jul-26 17:16:07

A bunch of self-serving hypocrites, that's for sure.... Is that not pithy enough? 😅

Mollygo Wed 01-Jul-26 17:18:13

It’s depressing how negative these suggestions are. Even more interesting is how none of the ardent political fans have come up with something more positive.

Desdemona Wed 01-Jul-26 17:28:54

Has to be an "Ugliness."

The polar opposite of being lovely.

JamesandJon33 Wed 01-Jul-26 17:37:59

A perfidy of politicians

JoyBloggs Wed 01-Jul-26 17:52:55

A Pile of Politicians

Pile...
Definition a) Haemorrhoid
Definition b) Heap

Take your pick!

Fallingstar Wed 01-Jul-26 17:53:49

Well, obviously politicians are not very popular 🤣🤣

Bazza Wed 01-Jul-26 18:07:34

A grievance?