noun
various parties; minor parties
Used in political contexts to refer collectively to multiple parties or factions, especially smaller or non-mainstream ones.
選挙では諸派の候補者も立候補した。
Candidates from various minor parties also ran in the election.
国会には与党、野党のほかに諸派も存在する。
In the Diet, besides the ruling and opposition parties, there are also various other factions.