党とう閥ばつ

noun

party faction; party clique

Refers to an organized subgroup within a political party, often based on shared interests or personal loyalties. Common in discussions of Japanese politics.

• 自じ民みん党とう内ないの党とう閥ばつが政せい策さく決けっ定ていに影えい響きょうを与あたえている。

  Factions within the Liberal Democratic Party influence policy decisions.