政せい治じ的てき自じ滅めつ

noun

political suicide

Refers to a politician or political group destroying their own career or standing through their actions or statements.

• そのスキャンダルは大だい臣じんの政せい治じ的てき自じ滅めつを招まねいた。

  The scandal led to the minister's political suicide.

• 彼かれの過か激げきな発はつ言げんは政せい治じ的てき自じ滅めつだった。

  His radical remarks were political suicide.