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—
Ernest Barker
Ernest Barker
: making : -fication
petrifaction
Synonyms
Examples of faction in a Sentence
Noun
The committee soon split into factions.
several factions within the environmental movement have joined forces to save this wilderness area
Recent Examples on the WebSeth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
McCarthy was ousted by a small faction of his own party after nine months on the job.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
The case comes at a time where anti-Haitian sentiment in the Dominican Republic is being pushed by right-wing factions that largely support Abinader, who will be up for re-election later this year.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
In the trailer, Lucy can be seen encountering a few characters, including a soldier named Maximus (Aaron Moten) who is part of a militaristic faction called Brotherhood of Steel, as well as the aforementioned Ghoul.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Sometimes, Tehran uses umbrella groups and joint operation rooms to coordinate diverse factions, and at other times intentionally fragments existing groups to maintain its influence over them.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
Stains are a big deal in Ruscha’s work of the late 1960s and early 1970s, a moment when warring factions in the art world were busy arguing over the prominence of abstraction in new art.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
When the Federalists broke down in the late 1810s, congressional caucuses still nominated candidates for rival factions of the Democratic-Republicans.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
But the hardline faction of today may not be satisfied with simply lodging protest votes and demanding policy concessions within spending bills.
—Tia Yang, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024
Noun
But a minority, from a faction of outraged magicians from around the world, were decidedly not.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
McCarthy was ousted by a small faction of his own party after nine months on the job.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
The case comes at a time where anti-Haitian sentiment in the Dominican Republic is being pushed by right-wing factions that largely support Abinader, who will be up for re-election later this year.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
In the trailer, Lucy can be seen encountering a few characters, including a soldier named Maximus (Aaron Moten) who is part of a militaristic faction called Brotherhood of Steel, as well as the aforementioned Ghoul.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Sometimes, Tehran uses umbrella groups and joint operation rooms to coordinate diverse factions, and at other times intentionally fragments existing groups to maintain its influence over them.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
Stains are a big deal in Ruscha’s work of the late 1960s and early 1970s, a moment when warring factions in the art world were busy arguing over the prominence of abstraction in new art.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
When the Federalists broke down in the late 1810s, congressional caucuses still nominated candidates for rival factions of the Democratic-Republicans.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
But the hardline faction of today may not be satisfied with simply lodging protest votes and demanding policy concessions within spending bills.
—Tia Yang, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'faction.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near faction
Cite this Entry
“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faction. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share