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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fac·tion ²  (fkshn)

n.

1. A form of literature or filmmaking that treats real people or events as if they were fictional or uses real people or events as essential elements in an otherwise fictional rendition.

2. A literary work or film that is a mix of fact and fiction.

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[Blend of fact and fiction.]

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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

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faction

n faction [ˈfӕkʃən]

a group or party that belongs to, and usually dissents from, a larger group. faksie, groep, party حِزْب، عُصْبَه фракция frakce gruppe; fløj; fraktion die Splittergruppe φατρία, παράταξη facción fraktsioon حزب؛ فراکسیون ryhmä faction סִיעָה गुट frakcija, struja frakció faksi flokksbrot fazione 派閥 소수 그룹, 분파 frakcija, grupuotė frakcija puak factie fraksjon, parti, klikk frakcja facção facţiune фракция frakcia frakcija frakcija fraktion ฝ่ายที่มีเสียงส่วนน้อย hizip, klik 小集團 фракція کسی بڑے گروہ کا ایک فرقہ bè phái; bè cánh 小集团