Where everything is bipartisan until it is not.
The political dark art of torpedoing a candidate's campaign by excavating and circulating their embarrassing photos from the internet's eternal memory banks. Named after a 2010 incident, it's essentially weaponized archaeology for the social media age, proving that what happens at Halloween parties doesn't stay at Halloween parties.
A politician's informal group of trusted advisors who aren't part of the official cabinet or staff, meeting privately to provide unfiltered counsel. It's the real decision-makers minus the official titles and public scrutiny.
A person or group with enough influence to determine who wins office without holding the position themselves. They wield power without accountability—the ultimate political puppet master.
A ruler or noble of significant rank among Turkish, Tatar, Mongol, or Central Asian peoples, wielding authority over territory and subjects with varying degrees of benevolence. Historical titles carry weight; modern business executives wish they had this much casual power.