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factionalist
fac·tion·al
/
ˈfæk
ʃə
nl
/
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[
fak
-sh
uh
-nl
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
of a
faction
or
factions
.
2.
self-interested; partisan:
Factional interests had obstructed
justice
.
Origin:
1640–50;
faction
1
+
-al
1
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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faction
1
(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]
'factional
1
—
adj
'factionalism
1
—
n
'factionalist
1
—
n
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faction
1
(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]
'factional
1
—
adj
'factionalism
1
—
n
'factionalist
1
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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