faction
[noun]
Synonyms:
- group, bloc, cabal, clique, contingent, coterie, gang, party, set, splinter group
- dissension, conflict, disagreement, discord, disunity, division, infighting, rebellion

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Related Idioms: splinter group
Related Words: camp, offshoot, wing

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

fac‧tion /ˈfækʃən/ noun
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: Latin factio 'act of making'; ⇒ fashion¹]

1. [countable] a small group of people within a larger group, who have different ideas from the other members, and who try to get their own ideas accepted:
struggles between the different factions within the party
the leaders of the warring factions

2. [uncountable] formal disagreements and arguments between different groups within an organization:
jealousy and faction
—factional adjective:
factional conflict

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

faction
noun
ADJ. dominant, leading, main, major | internal | competing, opposing, rival, warring | breakaway | dissident, rebel | disaffected | military, parliamentary, political | conservative, hard-line, left-wing, liberal, moderate, radical, right-wing | anti-reform, anti-talks, etc.
VERB + FACTION lead
PREP. ~ in the largest faction in the civil war
~ within the dominant faction within the government

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