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 Definitions of faction  [ˈfæk ʃən]  

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Definition of 'faction' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) faction
a group or clique within a larger party or organization.

2.  faction
party strife and intrigue; dissension.

Etymology:  (1500–10; < L factiō action of making, social connections, faction)

Definition of 'faction' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) cabal, faction, junto, camarilla
a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

2. (noun) faction, sect
a dissenting clique


Definition of 'faction' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) faction
one of the divisions or parties of charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games of the circus

2. (noun) faction
a party, in political society, combined or acting in union, in opposition to the government, or state; -- usually applied to a minority, but it may be applied to a majority; a combination or clique of partisans of any kind, acting for their own interests, especially if greedy, clamorous, and reckless of the common good

3. (noun) faction
tumult; discord; dissension


Translation of 'faction' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a group or party that belongs to, and usually dissents from, a larger group.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: faksie, groep, party Arabic flag Arabic: حِزْب، عُصْبَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: фракция
Brazilian flag Brazilian: facção Czech flag Czech: frakce German flag German: die Splittergruppe
Danish flag Danish: gruppe; fløj; fraktion Greek flag Greek: φατρία, παράταξη Spanish flag Spanish: facción
Estonian flag Estonian: fraktsioon Farsi flag Farsi: حزب؛ فراکسیون Finnish flag Finnish: puolueryhmä
French flag French: faction Hebrew flag Hebrew: סִיעָה Hindi flag Hindi: गुट
Croatian flag Croatian: frakcija, struja Hungarian flag Hungarian: frakció Indonesian flag Indonesian: faksi
Icelandic flag Icelandic: flokksbrot Italian flag Italian: fazione Japanese flag Japanese: 派閥
Korean flag Korean: 파벌, 당쟁 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: frakcija, grupuotė Latvian flag Latvian: frakcija
Malay flag Malay: puak Dutch flag Dutch: factie Norwegian flag Norwegian: fraksjon, parti, klikk
Polish flag Polish: frakcja Persian flag Persian: حزب؛ فراکسیون Pashto flag Pashto: ډله، ټولګى، (په تېره دبدو
Portuguese flag Portuguese: facção Romanian flag Romanian: facţiune Russian flag Russian: фракция
Slovak flag Slovak: frakcia Slovenian flag Slovenian: frakcija Serbian flag Serbian: frakcija
Swedish flag Swedish: fraktion Thai flag Thai: ฝ่ายที่มีเสียงส่วนน้อย Turkish flag Turkish: hizip, klik
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 小團體 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: фракція Urdu flag Urdu: کسی بڑے گروہ کا ایک فرقہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bè phái; bè cánh Chinese flag Chinese: 小集团

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