Combatant Clergy Association
E715278
The Combatant Clergy Association is a conservative political and religious organization in Iran composed mainly of influential Shi'a clerics who play a significant role in the country's governance and policymaking.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Association of Combatant Clerics (as political ally) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clerical association
ⓘ
political organization ⓘ religious organization ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iranian conservative camp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
principlist movement ⓘ |
| basedIn | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | Shi'a clerics ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| goal |
maintain clerical influence in politics
ⓘ
preserve Islamic character of the state ⓘ promote conservative social policies ⓘ |
| hasMembers |
influential clerics
ⓘ
senior Shia scholars ⓘ |
| ideology | conservatism ⓘ |
| influences |
Iranian cultural policy
ⓘ
Iranian domestic policy ⓘ Iranian foreign policy ⓘ |
| inGovernment |
members hold key state positions
ⓘ
members serve in oversight bodies ⓘ members sit in parliament ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| notableFeature | bridges religious establishment and state power ⓘ |
| opposes | Iranian reformist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalType |
clerical political network
ⓘ
non-party political group ⓘ |
| politicalAllies |
other conservative clerical groups
ⓘ
principlist parties ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
principlist
ⓘ
right-wing ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
backs conservative candidates
ⓘ
supports conservative legislation ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | Islamic Republic system ⓘ |
| region | Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAuthorityBase | seminaries in Qom ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | interprets Islamic law for political issues ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation |
Shia Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Twelver Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousRole | promotes Islamic values in politics ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Islam
ⓘ
Shia clergy ⓘ |
| roleInPolitics |
influential in governance
ⓘ
influential in policymaking ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
Iranian politics
ⓘ
Iranian religious affairs ⓘ |
| supports |
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic Republic constitution ⓘ |
| targetConstituency |
religious conservatives in Iran
ⓘ
traditionalist voters ⓘ |
| typeOfMembership | clerics only or mainly ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Association of Combatant Clerics (as political ally)