adversarial politics

The 'democracy' which came to be practised in Fiji was marked by divisive, adversarial, inward-looking, race-based politics.

They are not used to following the leader; they have been suckled on adversarial politics in Republican Administrations.

The IN also encourages members to contact one another for advice and guidance, to promote cohesive rather than adversarial politics.

The notion of adversarial politics, with all its concomitants of party dissent and economic fluctuation, has been anathema to the financiers of Hong Kong, and to many of its ordinary people.

O'Halloran had a very good working relationship with Playford, which would be unthinkable in today's climate of adversarial politics.

But she added: "We believe in competitive politics, not adversarial politics.

Those opposed to adversarial politics believe that politicians should state what they actually think rather than following the 'party line'.

They consider adversarial politics to be cynical and intolerant, with 'winning' the driving principle versus attempting to establish the truth.

The inevitable frictions of adversarial politics will set up their own destructive dynamic if he does not step in ahead of them, or if Congress foolishly casts itself in a purely negative role.

With its 10 "commandments", A Contract with the Earth calls for politicians to abandon adversarial politics and for business and conservationists to form compatible partnerships.