Iron Triangle - Political

Political

  • Iron triangle (US politics), a concept in U.S. politics involving a three-sided relationship between Congress, a Federal department or agency, and a particular industry or interest group.
  • "Iron Triangle", three core members of President George W. Bush's political inner circle: Karl Rove, Joe Allbaugh, and Karen Hughes
  • "Iron triangle", the relationship of the Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, the business sector (keiretsu), and the bureaucracy in post-World War II Japan
  • More generally, any self-reinforcing power structure, whether intentional or accidental, formal or informal

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