いんせい

院政

cloistered rule; government by cloistered emperors

N3Noun
Noun
cloistered rulegovernment by cloistered emperors

Example Sentences

その会社では、会長が院政を敷いていて、社長はお飾りにすぎない。

The "retired" president of that company runs the whole show from behind the scenes, so the current president is nothing but a figurehead.