逐ちく鹿ろく

noun

contest for power; jockeying for position

A literary and somewhat archaic term for vying for political power or supremacy. Often used in historical or metaphorical contexts, such as the struggle among warlords or factions. Not common in everyday speech.

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だいは、大だい名みょうたちが天てん下かを目め指ざして逐ちく鹿ろくを繰くり広ひろげた。