(n,n-suf) clique
clan
faction
(P)
(n) alma mater clique
old school tie
(n) military clique or party
(n,adj-no) zaibatsu
plutocrats
financial clique
chaebol (Korean)
(P)
(n) (party) faction or clique
(n,adj-no) clique
faction
(P)
(n) clan
clique
(n) clanship
clannism
clan favoritism
clan favouritism
(n) lineage
pedigree
good family
(n) clan
(n) Satsuma clan
(adj-no) belonging to no (political) faction
(n) Yasuda Zaibatsu
(n) strong feelings of loyalty to one's old school
the old school tie
(n) dissolution of zaibatsu
(n) Mitsui Zaibatsu
(n) Mitsubishi Zaibatsu
(n) Sumitomo Zaibatsu
(n) new Zaibatsu (formed after the Meiji period)
(n) intra-party faction
(n) balance of power among factions (within a political party)
factional balance
(n) factional infighting (conflict)
antagonism between factions
(n) factionalism
(n) faction-based personnel appointment
(n) faction-based politics
(n) factional dispute
factional strife
rivalry between factions
(n) factional dynamics
power relationships among factions
factional power politics
(exp) to form a clique
(n) Beiyang Army
(n) Sekko Zaibatsu