軍ぐん閥ばつ

noun

military clique; military faction

Refers to a powerful group within the military that acts as a political force, often in historical contexts such as pre-WWII Japan or warlord-era China.

• 昭しょう和わ初しょ期き、軍ぐん閥ばつが政せい治じに強つよい影えい響きょう力りょくを持もっていた。

  In the early Showa period, military cliques had strong influence over politics.

• 中ちゅう国ごくの軍ぐん閥ばつ時じ代だいには、各かく地ちで軍ぐん閥ばつ同どう士しの争あらそいが続つづいた。

  During China's warlord era, conflicts between military factions continued across the country.