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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That race has been hotly contested and has been a notable example of infighting within the party between progressives and centrists.
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Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 June 2024
Former president Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, visited Capitol Hill on Thursday, holding separate meetings with House and Senate Republicans, with the notoriously combative candidate making a surprise appeal for the GOP, gripped by months of infighting, to come together.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
Some of these apps are missing because of corporate infighting.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 11 June 2024
May 10, 2024 And even while thanking Western governments for support, Zelensky bluntly declared that delays — whether bureaucratic holdups or political disputes such as the GOP infighting that blocked U.S. assistance for six months — translate directly into loss of civilian and military lives.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
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Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 June 2024
Former president Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, visited Capitol Hill on Thursday, holding separate meetings with House and Senate Republicans, with the notoriously combative candidate making a surprise appeal for the GOP, gripped by months of infighting, to come together.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
Some of these apps are missing because of corporate infighting.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 11 June 2024
May 10, 2024 And even while thanking Western governments for support, Zelensky bluntly declared that delays — whether bureaucratic holdups or political disputes such as the GOP infighting that blocked U.S. assistance for six months — translate directly into loss of civilian and military lives.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
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“Infighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infighting. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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