閥 : Clique

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Components:

clique, lineage, pedigree, faction, clan

On 'yomi:

バツ(batsu)

Unicode:	095a5
jis208:	40-22

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薩摩閥(さつまばつ)	Satsuma clan
派閥争い(はばつあらそい)	factional dispute, factional strife, rivalry between factions
党内派閥(とうないはばつ)	intra-party faction
派閥主義(はばつしゅぎ)	factionalism
派閥政治(はばつせいじ)	faction-based politics
学閥意識(がくばついしき)	the old school tie
派閥均衡(はばつきんこう)	balance of power among factions (within a political party), factional balance
派閥抗争(はばつこうそう)	factional infighting (conflict), antagonism between factions
派閥人事(はばつじんじ)	faction-based personnel appointment
派閥力学(はばつりきがく)	factional dynamics, power relationships among factions, factional power politics
無派閥(むはばつ)	belonging to no (political) faction