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factionalize
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fac·tion·al·ize  (fksh-n-lz)
tr.v. fac·tion·al·ized, fac·tion·al·iz·ing, fac·tion·al·iz·es
To split (a group, for example) into disputatious factions: "Once a faculty is factionalized, of course, the process of appointments becomes partly a competition for allies" (Calvin Trillin).
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factionalize [ˈfækʃənlaɪz]
A. VT → fragmentar, dividir en facciones
B. VI → dividirse en facciones


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The weapons he employed included those he had perfected during his party days - factionalizing, splitting the opposition, mobilizing loyal cadres, developing a network of informants and agents.
A Covert Life. Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-communist, and Spymaster by Puddington, Arch / The National Interest
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