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fac·tion1       [fak-shuhn] 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.
[Origin: 1500–10; < L factiōn- (s. of factiō) a doing, company, equiv. to fact(us) done (see fact) + -iōn- -ion]

—Synonyms 2. discord, disagreement, schism, split, friction.
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fac·tion2       [fak-shuhn] 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.
[Origin: 1965–70; b. fact and fiction]
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fac·tion 1       (fāk'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group.
  2. Conflict within an organization or nation; internal dissension: "Our own beloved country . . . is now afflicted with faction and civil war" (Abraham Lincoln).


[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.  
  1. A form of literature or filmmaking that treats real people or events as if they were fictional or uses real people or events as essential elements in an otherwise fictional rendition.
  2. A literary work or film that is a mix of fact and fiction.


[Blend of fact and fiction.]

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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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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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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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