infighting
n.a situation where people in the same group or organization fight with each other. It usually happens when they have different goals or ideas and it makes the group less effective.
n.internal conflict or rivalry within a group, organization, or political party. Often results in a lack of unity and reduced effectiveness.
“The team suffered from constant infighting that slowed their progress.”
“The political party's internal infighting over the new policy led to a significant loss in the upcoming election.”
“While the external threat was significant, the internal infighting among the board members proved to be the more immediate cause of the company's eventual collapse.”
“I’m not going to rise to the bait.” Sunak said the impression of plotting and infighting pushed down the Tory vote and made the eventual election defeat in July 2024 even worse.”
“Reform UK infighting is probably a factor too – although every party led by Farage has been plagued by this problem.”