factionalist

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

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

factional, factious, fractious.
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faction1 (ˈfækʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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faction1 (ˈfækʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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