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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sect |
| Type of | ingroup, coterie, inner circle, clique, pack, camp |
| Has types | old guard, right wing, splinter group, pro-choice faction, pro-life faction, right, left, left wing |
| Derivation | factious |
Examples of faction
faction
A pro-government faction of el-Ghad marched to take over the party headquarters.
From the newsweek.com
Each faction, and the factions within the factions, kept pushing for amendments.
From the sfgate.com
In the end, the conservative faction could not garner the eight votes it needed.
From the nytimes.com
Each faction has its own minicampaign based on historical events and conjecture.
From the sacbee.com
He generally is in the activist faction that supports efforts to bolster growth.
From the economix.blogs.nytimes.com
The group started in the 1960s as a breakaway faction from the Democratic Party.
From the economist.com
A world where an extreme faction of Hinduism wishes to religiously purify India.
From the scienceblogs.com
It progressively became the mouthpiece of one royalist faction, the Legitimists.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Daly eschews private jets for an RV, again more in line with the NASCAR faction.
From the usatoday.com
- Cabal: a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
- A dissenting clique
- A political faction is a group of individuals, such as a political party, a trade union, or other group with a common political purpose. A faction or political party may include fragmented sub-factions, u201Cparties within a party," which may be referred to as power blocs, or voting blocs...
- In computer and video gaming, a clan or a guild is a group of players that play online games together. They may play against other clans via matches or challenges, also known as scrims (scrimmages) and wars. ...
- Faction, a neologism, in literature, describes a text as based on real historical figures, and actual events, woven together with fictitious allegations.
- The Factions are fictional philosophically based power groups in the Planescape campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.
- Faction is an uncensored rock, punk, hip hop, and heavy metal music mixed channel on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 28, XM Satellite Radio channel 52 (replacing Fungus 53 on November 12, 2008, even though Fungus signed off in September) and Dish Network channel 6028. ...
- The Faction was a punk rock band from San Jose, California who were closely linked to the underground skateboarding culture. ...
- A group of people, especially within a political organization, who express a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group; Strife; discord
