faction
faction1 definition
fac·tion (fak′s̸hən)
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
Etymology: < Fr faction & L factio, a making, doing, faction < pp. of facere, do
Related Forms:
- factional fac′·tional adjective
- factionally fac′·tion·ally adverb
faction2 definition
☆ fac·tion (fak′s̸hən)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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