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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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