He once belonged to the Fukuda faction.
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Faction
/ˈfæk.ʃən/
Synonyms for "faction" (250 found)
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affiliationage groupaggressivenessamerican partyantagonismanti-monopoly partyargumentationassociatebandbattalionbellicositybelligerencebevybickeringblocbodybranchbreakaway groupbrigadebull moose party
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cliqueynesscliquishnesscliquismcoalitioncohortcombativenesscombinationcombinecommunioncommunist partycommunitycompanycomplementconflictconservative partyconstitutional union partycontentioncontentiousnesscontingentcontradiction
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controversycorpscoteriecoveycrewcrowddemocratic partydemocratic-republican partydenominationdenominationalismdetachmentdetaildifferencedisaccorddisaccordancedisagreementdiscorddiscordancediscordancydiscrepancydisharmonydisparitydissensiondissentdissidencedissonancedisuniondisunitydivergencediversitydivisionesprit de corpsethnic groupethnocentricityexclusivenessfactionalismfactiousnessfarmer-labor partyfederalist partyfellowshipflakfleetfree soil partyfrontganggopgreenback partygroupgroupinggroupment
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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Noun(14 words)
in-groupinaccordanceinequalityinfightingingroupinterestinterest groupintrigueirascibilityirritabilityjarringjuntajuntoknow-nothing partylabour partyliberal partyliberal republican partyliberty partylitigiousnesslobby
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machinemajor partyminor partyminority groupmobmovementmultiple party systemnational republican partynegationoffshootone-party systemoppositionopposition partyoppugnancyorderorganizationout groupout-groupoutfitpackpartpartialitypartisan spiritpartisanismpartisanshippartyparty in powerparty spiritpeer grouppersuasionphalanxplatoonpolitical machinepolitical partypopulist partypossepressure groupprogressive partyprohibition partypugnacityquarrelsomenessregimentreligious orderrepublican partyrepugnanceriftringrupturesalonschismschoolsectsectarianismsectarismsectionalismseditionsegmentsetshrewishnesssidesilent majoritysocialist labor partysocialist partysocialist workers partysocietysplintersplinter groupsplinter partysplitsquadstablestrifestringtammany hallteamthird partytory partytribetrooptroupetwo-party systemunharmoniousnessvariancevarietyversionvocal minoritywhig partywing
Determiner(1 words)
most social group
Adjective(2 words)
political divisionpolitical group
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6 entriesfaction leaderfaction memberfaction within partyfactional disputeminor factionpolitical faction
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19 total sentences available.
She was a member of the Red Army Faction.
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A coup attempt was made in July 2016 by a faction of the Turkish Armed Forces.
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A faction of the Turkish military attempted an anti-Erdogan coup.
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