faction

fac·tion ¹  (fkshn)

n.

1. A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group.

2. Conflict within an organization or nation; internal dissension: "Our own beloved country . . . is now afflicted with faction and civil war" Abraham Lincoln.

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[French, from Latin facti, factin-, from factus, past participle of facere, to do; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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faction·al adj.

faction·al·ism n.

faction·al·ly adv.

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faction ¹

Noun

1. a small group of people within a larger body, but differing from it in certain aims and ideas

2. strife within a group [Latin factio a making]

factional adj

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faction ²

Noun

a dramatized presentation of actual events [blend of fact + fiction]

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Faction a company of people acting together, of ten a contentious group; a set or class of people. See also cabal, clique, junta.

Examples: factions of collegians, monks, and canons, 1530; of evil, 1614; of fools, 1606.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	faction - a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue cabal, camarilla, junto clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack - an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose cabalist - a member of a cabal
	2.	faction - a dissenting clique sect clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack - an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose splinter group - a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization left wing, left - those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare right wing, right - those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged old guard - a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas pro-choice faction - those who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother pro-life faction - those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited

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faction ¹

noun 1. group, set, party, division, section, camp, sector, minority, combination, coalition, gang, lobby, bloc, contingent, pressure group, caucus, junta, clique, coterie, schism, confederacy, splinter group, cabal, ginger group, public-interest group U.S., Canad.

noun 2. dissension, division, conflict, rebellion, disagreement, friction, strife, turbulence, variance, discord, infighting, disunity, sedition, tumult, disharmony, divisiveness << OPPOSITE agreement

Translations

faction [ˈfækʃən] n → facción f

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faction [ˈfækʃən] n → faction f

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faction [ˈfækʃən] n → Fraktion f

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faction [ˈfækʃən] n → fazione f