派閥

はばつ

clique, faction

党内派閥

とうないはばつ

intra-party faction

派閥政治

はばつせいじ

faction-based politics

派閥争い

はばつあらそい

factional dispute, factional strife, rivalry between factions

派閥力学

はばつりきがく

factional dynamics, power relationships among factions, factional power politics

派閥人事

はばつじんじ

faction-based personnel appointment

派閥均衡

はばつきんこう

balance of power among factions (within a political party), factional balance

派閥主義

はばつしゅぎ

factionalism

派閥抗争

はばつこうそう

factional infighting (conflict), antagonism between factions

無派

むは

belonging to no party or school of thought

無党派

むとうは

political independents

無頼派

Buraiha (post-WWII group of dissolute Japanese writers); Decadent School

無宗派

むしゅうは

non-sectarian

閥

ばつ

clique, clan, faction

無党派層

むとうはそう

unaffiliated voters, floating voters, swinging voters

学閥

がくばつ

alma mater clique, old school tie

閥族

ばつぞく

clan, clique

閨閥

けいばつ

clan

党閥

とうばつ

(party) faction or clique