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faction (noun)

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  • faction — ► NOUN ▪ a small dissenting group within a larger one. DERIVATIVES factional adjective factionalism noun factionally adverb. ORIGIN originally in the sense «doing, making»: from Latin facere do, make …   English terms dictionary

  • faction — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dominant, main, major ▪ internal ▪ competing, opposing, rival, warring ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • faction — noun Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin faction , factio act of making, faction more at fashion Date: 1509 1. a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self seeking ; clique 2. party spirit… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • faction — noun /ˈfæk.ʃən,ˈfæk.ʃn/ a) A group of people, especially within a political organization, who express a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group. Publick [sic] affairs soon fell into the utmost confusion, and… …   Wiktionary

  • faction — noun 1) a faction of the party Syn: clique, coterie, caucus, cabal, bloc, camp, group, grouping, sector, section, wing, arm, branch, set; ginger group, pressure group 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • faction — noun 1) a faction of the Liberal Party Syn: clique, coterie, caucus, bloc, camp, group, grouping, splinter group 2) the council was split by faction Syn: infighting, dissent, disput …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • -faction — noun combining form Etymology: Latin faction , factio (as in satisfaction , satisfactio satisfaction) making ; fication < petrifaction > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • faction — I noun cabal, camarilla, clique, conspiracy, contentious group, disaccord, disagreeing party, discord, dissension, dissent, division, factio, pars, partisan conflict, partisanship, pressure group, side, splinter party, united body II index cabal …   Law dictionary

  • faction — fac‧tion [ˈfækʆn] noun [countable] a small group of people who belong to a larger group but who have different ideas and opinions from the larger group, and may argue or fight with them: • Rival factions within the department must settle their… …   Financial and business terms

  • faction — noun 1 (C) a small group of people within a larger group, who have different ideas from the other members: warring factions 2 (U) formal disagreement or fighting within a group or a political party 3 (C, U) a story in a film or television… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • faction */*/ — UK [ˈfækʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms faction : singular faction plural factions 1) a) [countable] a small group within a larger group, consisting of people with different opinions from the rest The warring factions are nearing agreement on a peace …   English dictionary

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