faction
IPA: fˈækʃʌn
noun
- (countable) A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
- (uncountable) Strife; discord.
- (literature, film) A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction.
- The facts found in fiction.
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Examples of "faction" in Sentences
- The solution is to break the power of the factions.
- He was the head of the conservative stalwart faction.
- By and large the factions are informal and unorganized.
- The main characters are the knights of the opposing factions.
- Hamilton was the unoffical leader of the authoritarian faction.
- Justice party was beset with internal distension and factionalism.
- He then became the chairman of the parliamentary faction of the party.
- A group of very resourceful and crafty people created the Green Faction.
- The leftwing faction of party was based in the northern areas of the country.
- Rees lost the crucial backing of the dominant right faction of the Labor Party.
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