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Factional

 [fak-shuh-nl]  

fac·tion·al

   [fak-shuh-nl]
adjective
1.
of a faction or factions.
2.
self-interested; partisan: Factional interests had obstructed justice.
Origin:
1640–50; faction1 + -al1

Related forms
fac·tion·al·ism, noun
fac·tion·al·ist, noun
in·ter·fac·tion·al, adjective
un·fac·tion·al, adjective

Can be confused: factional, factious, fractious.
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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

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