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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!

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 . . .

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

A chaos

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

An overdose
A pomposity

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

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

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

A Blight of politicians?

Grandmafrench Tue 30-Jun-26 23:14:23

The bar has been set so low in recent years that it's really hard to think of most of them as politicians, so
a Paucity of Politicians

Sago Tue 30-Jun-26 22:26:01

I like a dishonesty!
Possibly the best yet!
👌

JenniferEccles Tue 30-Jun-26 22:24:21

Not very imaginative but a Dishonesty of Politicians.

SueDonim Tue 30-Jun-26 21:35:40

A poison.

Fallingstar Tue 30-Jun-26 19:23:00

A pomposity of politicians .

Maremia Tue 30-Jun-26 18:40:30

A Performance of Politicians.
Those who put on a 'show' seem to fare better.

MissAdventure Tue 30-Jun-26 17:03:30

A pustulence.

eazybee Tue 30-Jun-26 16:45:57

A platitude
A proliferation
A plethora
A pollution

...of politicians

Far too many.

MawsRosie Tue 30-Jun-26 16:40:55

À pestilence?

Calendargirl Tue 30-Jun-26 16:30:10

A fabrication of politicians.

olderme Tue 30-Jun-26 16:16:59

A po of politicians. It's all the are good for.

Sarnia Tue 30-Jun-26 16:05:47

A palpitation of politicians. Most of them are a trigger for a heart attack.

MrsQuigley Tue 30-Jun-26 15:56:09

A pestilence.

Casdon Tue 30-Jun-26 15:55:31

A pontification

Chocolatelovinggran Tue 30-Jun-26 15:53:38

I thought that it was a Parliament of owls?

Cressida Tue 30-Jun-26 15:47:36

A Procrastination

or Pivoting

madeleine45 Tue 30-Jun-26 15:46:05

A "pain" of politicians.
A "bullseye" of politicians as in - me at the centre and put first
A "humbug" of some politicans

Forgotten what we called those sweets that you sucked and they changed colour as you ate them. Well a range of those, where you have the mix. Those that entered for genuine and good reasons and were slightly changed over the years, but still were trying their best , and those whose colours changed according to who they were talking to . Just remembered and definitely a good name " A bag of gobstoppers of politicians!"

Spinnaker Tue 30-Jun-26 14:51:42

TerriBull

A Parliament - too obvious!

A Pride --before a fall--

The collective name for a group of baboons is Parliament - I will refrain from further comment 😂😂

Marmin Tue 30-Jun-26 14:23:08

A puddle

TerriBull Tue 30-Jun-26 14:20:19

A Parliament - too obvious!

A Pride before a fall