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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!

BoggledMind Thu 02-Jul-26 11:36:54

A shower of...

Bazza Thu 02-Jul-26 11:09:34

A corruption beats all others in MHO, although some excellent suggestions.

Grantanow Thu 02-Jul-26 10:19:57

A duckhouse of politicians?

WithNobsOnIt Wed 01-Jul-26 21:14:03

For Politicians .What about?
A Smarm
A Poop
A Devils Spawn

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

A grievance?

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

Well, obviously politicians are not very popular 🤣🤣

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

A Pile of Politicians

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

Take your pick!

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

A perfidy of politicians

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

Has to be an "Ugliness."

The polar opposite of being lovely.

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.

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

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

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

someone, I meant, sorry.

How about "a dishonesty 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.

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

A murder of politicians.

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

A moat of politicians?

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

Grantanow

A corruption of politicians?

Another favourite.

Corruption 👏👏👏👏👏

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

An abscess

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

A pestilent pond of politicians.

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

A protraction of politicians

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

A corruption of politicians?

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

A "trial"?

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

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

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

I'm killing myself laughing at all the above!

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!

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 . . .