Meaning of 院政 in Japanese

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Definition of 院政

  1. (n) government by cloistered emperors

    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.

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