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。

  During the Warring States period, feudal lords engaged in a contest for power, aiming to rule the land.

• 政せい界かいでは、次つぎの総そう裁さいの座ざをめぐって激はげしい逐ちく鹿ろくが続つづいている。

  In the political world, fierce jockeying for position continues over the next party leadership.