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faction
Part of speech: NounA group of persons in a state, political party, etc., who are working for a special end or aim; a party in disloyal opposition; dissension.
Part of speech: AdjectiveFactional.
Usage examples "faction":- At the close of 1796 he had written that there were three parties in Lombardy, one which accepted French guidance, another which desired liberty even with some impatience, and a third faction, friendly to the Austrians: he encouraged the first, checked the second, and repressed the last. - "The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)", John Holland Rose.
- The new religion was, therefore, not an instrument devised by a faction, but had expanded into the atmosphere of the people's daily life. - "The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume II.(of III) 1566-74", John Lothrop Motley Last Updated: January 25, 2009.
- While occupied with party strife and faction in Paris, Madame de Chevreuse left him, and formed an alliance with the Duc de Nemours. - "Reflections Or, Sentences and Moral Maxims", Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld.