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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TIME, 23 Mar. 2025
The vote would go on to be one of several 3-2 decisions that divided the City Commission into two factions, with Lago and Anderson on one side, and Commissioners Ariel Fernandez, Melissa Castro and Kirk Menendez having the majority.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
The lawmaker from New York has been scrutinized by various members and factions of his own party in recent days.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Some factions allied with the new government launched sectarian revenge attacks -- primarily targeting Assad's Alawite minority sect -- that monitoring groups say killed hundreds of civilians over several days.
—arkansasonline.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The group holds two main cards for credibility among Palestinians: forcing Israel to release Palestinian prisoners, and being the only Palestinian faction able to end the war.
—TIME, 23 Mar. 2025
The vote would go on to be one of several 3-2 decisions that divided the City Commission into two factions, with Lago and Anderson on one side, and Commissioners Ariel Fernandez, Melissa Castro and Kirk Menendez having the majority.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
The lawmaker from New York has been scrutinized by various members and factions of his own party in recent days.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Some factions allied with the new government launched sectarian revenge attacks -- primarily targeting Assad's Alawite minority sect -- that monitoring groups say killed hundreds of civilians over several days.
—arkansasonline.com, 18 Mar. 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 31 Mar. 2025.
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