infighting
noun
in·fight·ing
ˈin-ˌfī-tiŋ 
1
: prolonged and often bitter dissension or rivalry among members of a group or organization
bureaucratic infighting
2
: rough-and-tumble fighting
3
: fighting or boxing at close quarters
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continued infighting has just completely robbed that political action committee of its effectiveness
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Amid the surge in gang violence — and ongoing political infighting and power struggles within the government that’s severly undermining efforts to restore security— a police union on Monday demanded that the transitional government increase protections and equipment for police officers.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
There will be years of political infighting, courtroom battles, and financial chicanery.
—Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
The president’s coalition is split between two distinct but overlapping factions that are destined for infighting.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
Since Russia invaded his country three years ago, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has survived a military assault on his capital, assassination plots, corruption scandals in his government, political infighting and ominous setbacks in his army’s fight against Russia.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
There will be years of political infighting, courtroom battles, and financial chicanery.
—Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
The president’s coalition is split between two distinct but overlapping factions that are destined for infighting.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
Since Russia invaded his country three years ago, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has survived a military assault on his capital, assassination plots, corruption scandals in his government, political infighting and ominous setbacks in his army’s fight against Russia.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Infighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infighting. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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