党派|とうはtouha[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounfaction; party; clique
   党派とうはは二ふたつに分裂ぶんれつした。↗

   The party was split up into two.

• Synonym派閥はばつNeutralAn exclusive clique built on personal ties within an organization, e.g. a party faction. 「党派」 broadly covers groups united by shared political views.
• Synonym閥ばつWrittenWritten style, mostly used as a suffix as in 「学閥」 or 「財閥」. 「党派」 refers to a political faction.
• Synonym派はNeutralCovers factions and schools, as in 「改革派」 or 「印象派」. 「党派」 leans toward political groupings.
• Synonym分派ぶんぱWrittenA branch that has split off from the mainstream. 「党派」 is the general term for a faction or party.
• Synonym会派かいはWrittenA group of legislators within a parliament, which can span party lines. 「党派」 means a political party or one of its factions.
• Synonym徒党ととうWrittenWritten style: a group banded together to plot something, with a negative shade. 「党派」 is neutral.
• Synonym朋党ほうとうWrittenWritten, archaic term for a group formed over shared views or interests; can imply clique-building for private gain. Everyday speech uses 「派閥」.
• Synonym党閥とうばつWrittenWritten and rare: a faction within a party. Everyday speech uses 「派閥」.
• Related党とうNeutralA political party; as a suffix it can also mean an enthusiast, as in 「甘党」. 「党派」 refers to a faction or party grouping.
• Related政党せいとうNeutralA formal political party. 「党派」 is broader, covering both parties and factions.
• Related公党こうとうWrittenWritten style for a formally public political party. Everyday speech uses 「政党」.
• Related閥族ばつぞくWrittenWritten style for distinguished family lines or clique-forming groups; rarely used today.
• Antonym無党派むとうはNeutralPeople who belong to no party or back no specific party — the opposite of 「党派」.

Use 「党派」 for political factions and parties generally, 「政党」 for a formal political party, 「派閥」 for cliques inside an organization, 「会派」 for parliamentary groups, and 「無党派」 for independents. Most of the others are written-style or rare: 「閥」「徒党」「朋党」「党閥」「公党」「閥族」「分派」; 「党」 and 「派」 work as suffixes.

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1. 主義しゅぎ・思想しそう・利害関係りがいかんけいなどを同おなじくする人々ひとびとの集あつまり。
2. 党内とうないの分派ぶんぱ。