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Faction

//ˈfæk.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group. countable

    "Real factions may be divided into those from interest, from principle, and from affection"

  2. 2
    A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction. uncountable

    "Near-synonym: fictionalization"

  3. 3
    a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue wordnet
  4. 4
    Strife; discord. uncountable

    "Publick [sic] affairs soon fell into the utmost confusion, and in this state of faction and perplexity, the island continued, until its re-capture by the French in 1779."

  5. 5
    The facts found in fiction. uncountable
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  1. 6
    a dissenting clique wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French faction, from Latin factiō (“a group of people acting together, a political faction”), noun of process from perfect passive participle factus, from faciō (“do, make”). Doublet of fashion.

Etymology 2

Blend of fact + fiction.

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