as in party
a group of people acting together within a larger group
several factions within the environmental movement have joined forces to save this wilderness area
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Recent Examples of faction
The yearly autumnal meteor shower includes both the Southern and Northern Taurids, but only the Southern faction will be peaking this week.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
It was formed in 2017 as a coalition of jihadist factions and immediately declared its allegiance to al Qaeda.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
At the same time, Bernie and AOC, who were obviously the leaders of the left-wing faction, kept their efforts, at least in-person efforts, in New York City because that's the big coalitional war going on in today's Democratic Party is that race in New York City.
—NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Bound to the service of the Hellsing Organization, Alucard fights against fellow vampires, a crusading faction of the Vatican called the Iscariot Organization, and wannabe Nazis alongside his allies Seres Victoria and Integra Hellsing.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
It was formed in 2017 as a coalition of jihadist factions and immediately declared its allegiance to al Qaeda.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
At the same time, Bernie and AOC, who were obviously the leaders of the left-wing faction, kept their efforts, at least in-person efforts, in New York City because that's the big coalitional war going on in today's Democratic Party is that race in New York City.
—NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Bound to the service of the Hellsing Organization, Alucard fights against fellow vampires, a crusading faction of the Vatican called the Iscariot Organization, and wannabe Nazis alongside his allies Seres Victoria and Integra Hellsing.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faction
Noun
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Regardless of which party is calling for the impeachment of judges, the outcome is unlikely to result in a conviction by the Senate.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Labor strikes are not allowed, the leadership has control over the courts and media, and last but not least, opposition to the party is not allowed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Once on the Israeli side, we were ordered not to open the windows and to leave the car only through the right-hand doors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Five players scored in double figures, while the home side ended the game on a 19-1 run.—
Scott Chasen,
Kansas City Star,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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AeroMap estimates drag for different wing-body configurations operating at speeds close to the speed of sound.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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The swan-neck tap, with its two silver wings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Directed by Sarah Mast, the five-episode docuseries exposes the inner workings of the religious sect, where members carried out mass murders at the behest of their fanatical prophet to target rivals and even LeBaron's own kin.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Jan. 2026
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How to commemorate a religious sect that was unique, tolerant, forward-thinking, unjustly antagonized—but also short-lived, cultish, poorly documented, and fixated on fire and brimstone?—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The Encinitas Library is now the fourth organization to become California Green Business Certified in Encinitas and join the Encinitas Green Business Network, a growing coalition of local organizations committed to sustainable operations and community impact.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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While the coalition focuses on hearts and minds, the city’s reparations commission is concentrating on data and accountability.—
J.M. Banks
November 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said his team found cases drag on for more than two years, and one lasted about seven years.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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That's not to mention the lower ranks where teams like James Madison or Tulane might find their way into the 12-team field, only to get obliterated in the playoff and lose their coaches and half their players to Power Five schools along the way.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Whether Hernández Lárez aligns with Rodríguez, Padrino or an anti-transition bloc remains one of the most consequential unanswered questions.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism targets imports of aluminum, cement, steel, and other goods that the EU determines are made with more-polluting processes than those allowed within the bloc.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faction. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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