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* In ''Anime/DanganRonpa3'' ''Side: Future'', it's revealed the Branch leaders of [[spoiler:the Future Foundation]] are this. They barely work due to TeethClenchedTeamwork, but seem to internally hate each other, and when yet another DeadlyGame breaks out in their HQ, they are quick to split into two opposed factions. [[spoiler:Of course, at least part of this can be traced back to the Chairman being a MoleInCharge.]]

* In ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' in two separate instances, one being simply a war between nations because of an island mysteriously appearing and second when some old heroes' plot would soon destroy the world, characters realized these councils would soon form. The only reasonable course of action, of course, would be to let them and lock them in a room with food and drink while they discuss what to do as the heroes actually do something to stop the events from spiraling out of control and things getting very much worse.

* The gods behave this way in both ''VideoGame/PillarsOfEternity'' games. Approximately two-thirds of ''VideoGame/PillarsOfEternityIIDeadfire'' is [[PlayerCharacter the Watcher]] on a mission from [[GodOfTheDeas Berath]] to figure out what [[GodOfLight Éothas]] is even ''doing'' in the Deadfire Archipelago. Once his plan is revealed, the other gods mostly argue at each other about how stupid everyone else's plan is.

** The High Council of the Covenant in ''VideoGame/Halo2'' though a lot of it happens off-screen.
** The novels pretty much show that most Prophets are cutthroat, power-hungry politicians to the point that their names (ie. Truth, Regret) are the exact ''opposite'' of their personalities. Truth ends up [[spoiler:killing off the other two Hierarchs]]. [[ProperlyParanoid Regret predicts this]] but he isn't fast enough.

* The Circle Orboros in ''TabletopGame/IronKingdoms'' strives to maintain the balance between civilization and the wild, and believes civilization has spread too far and needs to be destroyed. However, most of the organization is too preoccupied with the circle's internal politics to really get anything done.
* The ''TabletopGame/ChroniclesOfDarkness'' sees this a lot with their various supernatural sects:

** One of the main points of contention in "The Room Where It Happens" is that Congress can't decide where to put the US Capitol, much to Madison's dismay. The bickering itself is represented by the entire cast shouting the name of a different town or city at once - and according to Lin Manuel Miranda, [[FunnyBackgroundEvent very often, cities that weren't part of the USA at the time, or even ever part of the USA get added as well]], not that you'd ever be able to tell.

** Commander Shepard has very, very bad luck getting any governing body to believe their warnings about rogue Spectres, killer robots, and [[spoiler: genocidal sentient spaceships]]. The Citadel Council is infamously reluctant to take a proactive stance on anything, and the Alliance top brass doesn't come off as much better (except for [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Hackett and Anderson]]).
** Surprisingly, in the third game, [[spoiler:once the [[GreyGoo Reaper paste]] has finally hit the fan, it's the turian councilor ([[{{Jerkass}} Mr. "Air-Quotes" himself]]) who turns out to be the most reasonable out of the bunch. However, the crux of his advice is to bypass the council entirely and go directly to heads of state. The War Summit comprised of such heads of state is only barely prevented from becoming one of these after Turian Primarch Victus essentially blackmails [[AssInAmbassador Salarian Dalatrass Linron]] into cooperating.]]