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infighting

 
 
/ˈɪnˌfaɪtɪŋ/ noun [U]

Definition

competition between people within a company or organization, especially to improve their own position or to get agreement for their ideas: bureaucratic/corporate/political infightingbitter/vicious infighting The debate sparked months of bitter infighting at the company's highest levels.be hampered/plagued by infighting In recent years, however, the group has been plagued by infighting and loss of membership.
(Definition of infighting noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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