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(idiomatic) A political party or other group experiencing considerable disarray because the members are engaging in internal disputes and mutual recrimination.

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circular firing squad

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circular firing squad

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内部抗争や相互非難により、組織内で自己破壊的な混乱状態にあること。

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The senator warned that the party had become a circular firing squad, tearing itself apart just before the election.

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上院議員は、その党が選挙直前に仲間内の自滅的な争いで自らを引き裂いていると警告した。

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"What we're seeing here is a kind of circular firing squad, with everybody standing in a circle pointing fingers at the person beside them," said Representative Robert S. Walker of Pennsylvania, the chief deputy Republican whip.

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circular firing squads

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