1
: a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
The committee soon split into factions.
2
: party spirit especially when marked by dissension
faction, or the irreconcilable conflict of parties—
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: making : -fication
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Noun
The committee soon split into factions.
several factions within the environmental movement have joined forces to save this wilderness area
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Claudia Grisales, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
Still, the game’s factions feel a bit cartoonish at times.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
According to Victoria Dittmar of Insight Crime, a think tank that studies organized crime in the Americas, production continues by other Sinaloa cartel factions, and has since moved into neighboring states like Sonora and Baja California, where cooks operate under the oversight of the cartel.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
The largest bloc consists of liberal and soft liberal cardinals, but no single faction holds a clear majority—indicating that behind-the-scenes consensus-building will be essential in this conclave.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Intra-party factions remain at odds with the fundamental budget framework that directs committees to start their work.
—Claudia Grisales, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
Still, the game’s factions feel a bit cartoonish at times.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
According to Victoria Dittmar of Insight Crime, a think tank that studies organized crime in the Americas, production continues by other Sinaloa cartel factions, and has since moved into neighboring states like Sonora and Baja California, where cooks operate under the oversight of the cartel.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
The largest bloc consists of liberal and soft liberal cardinals, but no single faction holds a clear majority—indicating that behind-the-scenes consensus-building will be essential in this conclave.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for faction
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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faction. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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