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faction

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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.

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

faction·al adj.
faction·al·ism n.
faction·al·ly adv.

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

faction 2
Noun
a dramatized presentation of actual events [blend of fact + fiction]

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.faction - a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
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
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

faction 1
Translations
Spanish faction [ˈfækʃən] nfacción f
French faction [ˈfækʃən] nfaction f
German faction [ˈfækʃən] nFraktion f
Italian faction [ˈfækʃən] nfazione f

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The Same Subject Continued (The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection) From the Daily Advertiser.
Two factious governed it--a grave faction and a gay faction.
This by no means suited the views of the Orange faction.
 
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