Faction - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈfækʃn|
Brit.
|ˈfækʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue (syn: cabal, camarilla, junto)
- a dissenting clique (syn: sect)
- a dissenting clique (syn: sect)
Extra examples
The committee soon split into factions.
...several factions within the environmental movement have joined forces to save this wilderness area...
A breakaway faction formed a new party.
They held talks with representatives of the breakaway faction.
The faction was solid for its views.
The Red Army Faction tried to undermine the state by terror tactics.
Word forms
noun
singular: faction
plural: factions
singular: faction
plural: factions
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