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[fak-shuh
n] Pronunciation Key
[fak-shuh
n] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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fac·tion2
[fak-shuh
n] Pronunciation Key
[fak-shuh
n] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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| fac·tion 1
(fāk'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.
[French, from Latin factiō, factiōn-, from factus, past participle of facere, to do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.] fac'tion·al adj., fac'tion·al·ism n., fac'tion·al·ly adv. |
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| fac·tion 2
(fāk'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Blend of fact and fiction.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
faction
faction
1509, 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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| faction | |
noun | |
| 1. | a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue [syn: cabal] |
| 2. | a dissenting clique |
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
faction
faction
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: ®ÄúHis administration is moderate, but it contains a faction of extremists.®Äù
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Faction
Fac"tion\, n. [L. factio a doing, a company of persons acting together, a faction: cf. F. faction See Fashion.]1. (Anc. Hist.) One of the divisions or parties of charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games of the circus. 2. A party, in political society, combined or acting in union, in opposition to the government, or state; -- usually applied to a minority, but it may be applied to a majority; a combination or clique of partisans of any kind, acting for their own interests, especially if greedy, clamorous, and reckless of the common good. 3. Tumult; discord; dissension. They remained at Newbury in great faction among themselves. --Clarendon. Syn: Combination; clique; junto. See Cabal.
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