awkward squad
noun/ˈɔːkwəd skwɒd/
/ˈɔːkwərd skwɑːd/
- a group of people within an organization or team who deliberately behave in a difficult way, opposing authority or disagreeing with others
- A prominent member of the awkward squad, he has voted against his own party in Parliament 148 times.
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