palace intrigue

countable idiomatic uncountable

(idiomatic) A situation in which powerful individuals within an organization are working against each other.

Japanese Meaning

組織内の権力を持つ者たちが互いに裏で策略や陰謀を巡らせ、対立する状況

The boardroom felt like palace intrigue, with senior executives forming secret alliances to undermine one another.

その取締役会の場はまるで宮廷内の権力闘争のようで、上級幹部たちは互いを貶めるために秘密裏に同盟を結んでいた。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) A situation in which powerful individuals within an organization are working against each other.

palace intrigues

（ plural ）