political infighting

  • 1infighting — UK US /ˈɪnˌfaɪtɪŋ/ noun [U] ► competition between people within a company or organization, especially to improve their own position or to get agreement for their ideas: »bureaucratic/corporate/political infighting bitter/vicious infighting »The… …

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  • 2Political corruption in Nigeria — encompasses the use of official power and government resources for sordid and disrepute private gain. Political corruption is not a recent phenomenon that pervades the Nigerian state, since the creation of modern public administration in the… …

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  • 3Infighting — This article is on political infighting . For the martial arts skills used in close proximity to the opponent see Infighting (martial arts) .Infighting is a term normally used in political parties and sometimes in religious organizations to… …

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  • 4Political funding in Japan — In Japan, the problem of political funding was intensely debated during the late 1980s and early 1990s, partly as a result of revelations following the Recruit scandal of 1988 89. The scandal arose as a result of the dealings of Ezoe Hiromasa,… …

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  • 5infighting — in|fight|ing [ˈınfaıtıŋ] n [U] when members of the same group or organization argue, or compete with each other in an unfriendly way ▪ political infighting …

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  • 6infighting — in|fight|ing [ ın,faıtıŋ ] noun uncount disagreements over who has power or control among the members of a group or organization: political infighting …

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  • 7infighting — noun (U) unfriendly competition and disagreement between members of the same group or organization: political infighting …

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  • 8infighting — UK [ˈɪnˌfaɪtɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] disagreements over who has power or control among the members of a group or organization political infighting …

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  • 9infighting — in•fight•ing [[t]ˈɪnˌfaɪ tɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) fighting at close range 2) fighting between rivals or people closely associated: political infighting[/ex] 3) free for all fighting • Etymology: 1810–20 in′fight er, n …

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  • 10political science — political scientist. a social science dealing with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government. [1770 80] * * * Academic discipline concerned with the empirical study of government and politics. Political scientists… …

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