circular firing squad

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Definition of circular firing squad in English English dictionary

A political party or other group experiencing considerable disarray because the members are engaging in internal disputes and mutual recrimination

ust about everyone who helped create this mess is busy pointing fingers, scapegoating the other guys, firing the lower-downs and diming out the higher-ups. Last week what was once envisioned as a new kind of company resembled little more than a circular firing squad of executives, accountants, consultants and lawyers.

Related Terms

circular firing squads

plural form of circular firing squad

Hyphenation

cir·cu·lar fir·ing squad

Turkish pronunciation

sırkyılır fayrîng skwäd

Pronunciation

/ˈsərkyələr ˈfīrəɴɢ ˈskwäd/ /ˈsɜrkjəlɜr ˈfaɪrɪŋ ˈskwɑːd/