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Faction is defined as a state of internal conflict within an organization, or to a small sect of a group that has broken off from or separated itself from a larger one.

(noun)

An example of a faction is a small and angry group within an otherwise peaceful political party.

See faction in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a group of people inside a political party, club, government, etc. working in a common cause against other such groups or against the main body
partisan conflict within an organization or a country; dissension

Origin: < Fr faction & L factio, a making, doing, faction < pp. of facere, do

Related Forms:

factional adjective
factionally adverb

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noun

a kind of fiction based on or incorporating recognizable historical events, real people, etc.

Origin: a blend of fact & fiction

See faction in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group.
Conflict within an organization or nation; internal dissension: “Our own beloved country . . . is now afflicted with faction and civil war” (Abraham Lincoln).

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Latin factiō, factiōn-

Origin: , from factus

Origin: , past participle of facere, to do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

facˈtion·al adjective

facˈtion·al·ism noun

facˈtion·al·ly adverb

noun

A form of literature or filmmaking that treats real people or events as if they were fictional or uses real people or events as essential elements in an otherwise fictional rendition.
A literary work or film that is a mix of fact and fiction.

Origin:

Origin: Blend of fact

Origin: and fiction

suffix

Production; making: petrifaction.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English -faccioun

Origin: , from Old French -faction

Origin: , from Latin -factiō, -factiōn-

Origin: , from factus

Origin: , past participle of facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots

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