iron triangle

== English == === Noun === iron triangle (plural iron triangles) (US politics, political science) The policy-making relationship among the congressional committees, the bureaucracy (executive, sometimes called “government agencies”), and interest groups or lobbyists. (by extension) Any self-reinforcing power structure, whether intentional or accidental, formal or informal. ==== See also ==== === Proper noun === iron triangle (historical) A key communist Chinese and North Korean concentration area and communications junction during the Korean War, located in the central sector. (historical) A stronghold of the Viet Minh during the Vietnam War, located north of Saigon. ==== Alternative forms ==== Iron Triangle === Further reading === iron triangle (US politics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Iron Triangle (Korea) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Iron Triangle (Vietnam) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia