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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Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
The fact that the final economic terms were more or less on the table for months while the various factions continued to publicly attack one another and the threat of a strike loomed raises questions about Johnson’s ability to close the deal.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
And if his readership remained informed on his doings, the prince and his supporters didn’t succeed in silencing him and the rest of the rebellious faction.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 4 Apr. 2025
Swing vote & divided commission A large focus of Lago’s campaign has been on those controversial split votes, which have come to define the two dueling factions of the Coral Gables City Commission.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
With little commonality between the two factions, politics has metastasized into a winner-takes-all where, ultimately, both sides lose.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
The fact that the final economic terms were more or less on the table for months while the various factions continued to publicly attack one another and the threat of a strike loomed raises questions about Johnson’s ability to close the deal.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
And if his readership remained informed on his doings, the prince and his supporters didn’t succeed in silencing him and the rest of the rebellious faction.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 4 Apr. 2025
Swing vote & divided commission A large focus of Lago’s campaign has been on those controversial split votes, which have come to define the two dueling factions of the Coral Gables City Commission.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faction. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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