1
: a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
The committee soon split into factions.
2
: party spirit especially when marked by dissension
Faction, or the irreconcilable conflict of parties …—
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: making : -fication
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Noun
The committee soon split into factions.
several factions within the environmental movement have joined forces to save this wilderness area
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Dec. 2025
But that is not necessarily true of the Sunni factions that still form an important part of their political base.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
When the National Action Party accused the Moreno Party, the left-leaning faction in power, of not following through to create a new transparency body, the podium occupation came to blows.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Alas, as anyone who’s ever played a JRPG might expect of a journey aboard a massive flying galleon, the Sullys’ convoy is attacked in the sky, and their family is scattered into a small handful of different factions that spend the rest of the movie trying to reunite.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Though no proof Naroditsky cheated has ever been produced, a small faction of others started raising questions about his play, too, and Kramnik continued broadcasting questions about Naroditsky.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Dec. 2025
But that is not necessarily true of the Sunni factions that still form an important part of their political base.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
When the National Action Party accused the Moreno Party, the left-leaning faction in power, of not following through to create a new transparency body, the podium occupation came to blows.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Alas, as anyone who’s ever played a JRPG might expect of a journey aboard a massive flying galleon, the Sullys’ convoy is attacked in the sky, and their family is scattered into a small handful of different factions that spend the rest of the movie trying to reunite.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for faction
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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faction. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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