noun
factional infighting; conflict between factions
Refers to internal power struggles, disputes, or antagonism between cliques within an organization, political party, or group.
党内の派閥抗争が激しくなっている。
Factional infighting within the party is intensifying.
派閥抗争の末、社長が辞任した。
After the factional conflict, the president resigned.
Compound of 派閥 (faction, clique) and 抗争 (conflict, strife). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound.