noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
party interests; partisan politics
A yojijukugo used critically to describe actions or decisions driven by a political party's own benefit rather than the public good. Often appears in news and political commentary.
その政策は党利党略に基づいていると批判された。
The policy was criticized as being based on partisan interests.
党利党略の議論ばかりで、国民のための話し合いになっていない。
The discussion is nothing but partisan politics and is not a conversation for the people.
Refers to party tactics or strategy; 党利党略 emphasizes both profit (利) and strategy (略) together.
A yojijukugo combining 党 (party), 利 (profit), and 略 (strategy), literally 'party profit, party strategy'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a modern compound used in political contexts.