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Faction

 [fak-shuhn]   Origin

fac·tion

1   [fak-shuhn]
noun
1.
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like: a faction in favor of big business.
2.
party strife and intrigue; dissension: an era of faction and treason.
Origin:
1500–10; < Latin factiōn- (stem of factiō) a doing, company, equivalent to fact(us) done (see fact) + -iōn- -ion

Synonyms
2. discord, disagreement, schism, split, friction.

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fac·tion

2   [fak-shuhn]
noun Informal.
1.
a form of writing or filmmaking that treats real people or events as if they were fictional or uses them as an integral part of a fictional account.
2.
a novel, film, play, or other presentation in this form.
Origin:
1965–70; blend of fact and fiction
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faction1 (ˈfækʃən)
 
—n
1.  a group of people forming a minority within a larger body, esp a dissentious group
2.  strife or dissension within a group
 
[C16: from Latin factiō a making, from facere to make, do]
 
'factional1
 
—adj
 
'factionalism1
 
—n
 
'factionalist1
 
—n

faction2 (ˈfækʃən)
 
—n
a television programme, film, or literary work comprising a dramatized presentation of actual events
 
[C20: a blend of fact and fiction]

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faction
c.1500, from L. factionem (nom. factio) "political party, class of persons," lit. "a making or doing," from facere "to do" (see factitious). In ancient Rome, "one of the companies of contractors for the chariot races in the circus."
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faction definition


A group formed to seek some goal within a political party or a government. The term suggests quarrelsome dissent from the course pursued by the party or government majority: “His administration is moderate, but it contains a faction of extremists.”

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