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Definitions for: Faction [n] a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue
[n] a dissenting clique
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: cabal, camarilla, junta, junto, sect
See Also: camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, left, left wing, old guard, pack, pro-choice faction, pro-life faction, right, right wing, splinter group
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