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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)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cabal, faction, junto, camarilla
a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
2. (noun) faction, sect
a dissenting clique
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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
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Sense: a group or party that belongs to, and usually dissents from, a larger group.
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 Afrikaans: faksie, groep, party |
 Arabic: حِزْب، عُصْبَه |
 Bulgarian: фракция |
 Brazilian: facção |
 Czech: frakce |
 German: die Splittergruppe |
 Danish: gruppe; fløj; fraktion |
 Greek: φατρία, παράταξη |
 Spanish: facción |
 Estonian: fraktsioon |
 Farsi: حزب؛ فراکسیون |
 Finnish: puolueryhmä |
 French: faction |
 Hebrew: סִיעָה |
 Hindi: गुट |
 Croatian: frakcija, struja |
 Hungarian: frakció |
 Indonesian: faksi |
 Icelandic: flokksbrot |
 Italian: fazione |
 Japanese: 派閥 |
 Korean: 파벌, 당쟁 |
 Lithuanian: frakcija, grupuotė |
 Latvian: frakcija |
 Malay: puak |
 Dutch: factie |
 Norwegian: fraksjon, parti, klikk |
 Polish: frakcja |
 Persian: حزب؛ فراکسیون |
 Pashto: ډله، ټولګى، (په تېره دبدو |
 Portuguese: facção |
 Romanian: facţiune |
 Russian: фракция |
 Slovak: frakcia |
 Slovenian: frakcija |
 Serbian: frakcija |
 Swedish: fraktion |
 Thai: ฝ่ายที่มีเสียงส่วนน้อย |
 Turkish: hizip, klik |
 Taiwanese: 小團體 |
 Ukrainian: фракція |
 Urdu: کسی بڑے گروہ کا ایک فرقہ |
 Vietnamese: bè phái; bè cánh |
 Chinese: 小集团 |
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