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   Fac·tion

   /ˈfakSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics: "the left-wing faction of the party" Similar cliquecoteriecaucuscabalbloccampgroupgroupingsidesectorsectionwingarmbranchdivisioncontingentsetringlobbyginger grouppressure groupsplinter groupfringe movementminority group
   • ▪ a state of conflict within an organization; dissension: "a council increasingly split by faction" Similar infightingdissensiondissentdisputediscordstrifecontentionconflictfrictionargumentdifference of opiniondisagreementcontroversyquarrelingwranglingbickeringsquabblingdisputationfalling-outdebatedivisiondivisivenessclashingdisharmonydisunityvariancerupturetumultturbulenceupheavaldissidencerebellioninsurrectionseditionmutinyschismOpposite harmony

   Word Origin late 15th century (denoting the action of doing or making something): via French from Latin factio(n-), from facere ‘do, make’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › factionFaction Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FACTION is a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique. How to use faction in a sentence.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › factionFACTION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Faction definition: a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like, typically having different opinions and interests than the larger group. See examples of FACTION used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFACTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FACTION definition: 1. a group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group…. Learn more.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › factionFaction - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Fractions are smaller parts of whole numbers: one-quarter, one-tenth, one-half, and a faction is a smaller portion of a larger group that breaks away from it. A faction might take a fraction of the people from a large group and start a new group.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionfaction noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   faction. [countable] a small group of people within a larger one, whose members have some different aims and beliefs to those of the larger group. There are rival factions within the administration.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › factionFACTION | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   FACTION meaning: a small group of people who are part of a larger group, and oppose the ideas of everyone else. Learn more.

8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › factionFaction Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   FACTION meaning: a group within a larger group that has different ideas and opinions than the rest of the group.