Thesaurus results for FACTION

faction

noun

ˈfak-shən

Definition of faction

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 head of the parliamentary faction of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s party, Davyd Arakhamia, and Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, also spoke at the event. — Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets and Davyd Arakhamiia, the leader of Zelenskyy's parliamentary faction, will attend the meeting, according to Ukrainian newspaper Ukrinform. — CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 One lifelong South Dakota hunter, who asked not to be named so as not to upset factions of the hunting community, still puts the permission success rate at about 50 percent near the Pierre area. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 4 Nov. 2026 Joint List faction chairman Ahmad Tibi did not care for that comment, of course. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for faction

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Noun

At the Eckhaus Latta party, there was also a guest appearance by mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman, dressed up as a cat.

— Meka Boyle, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Regardless, Republican Sam Matthews, an at-times independent voter who dropped into the Ohio GOP bus tour launch party in Strongsville, remained adamant Democrats continued to be too extreme for most of the electorate.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of party

Noun

Using the textured side of a meat mallet, gently pound the meat until it’s slightly flattened, creating indentations all over the surface.

— Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026
The pickup truck was traveling west on Victory Avenue and making a right turn onto northbound Stockton Boulevard when the driver felt an impact on the right side of the truck, CHP Officer Michael Harper of the South Sacramento office said.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of side

Noun

In an effort to win over those voters, Matsui attacked Vang for appearing on left-wing streamer Hasan Piker’s platform and fundraising with him.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Tenacity brings cargo back Dream Chaser’s first spacecraft, Tenacity, combines a lifting-body design with folding wings.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of wing

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Ask the performers to recreate events or scenes from life in the sect with guidance and input from the ex-insiders.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
Hood, a father of five who lives in Arkansas, is an Old Catholic priest, referring to a sect that broke with the Roman Catholic Church in the 1800s but still adheres to Catholic dogma.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of sect

Noun

Saudi Arabia assembled a coalition backing the government, waging a yearslong campaign of air bombardment that brought it international condemnation over civilian deaths.

— AHMED HATEM, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
And an international coalition of artists, including Coldplay, stepped up to support the band.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of coalition

Noun

Set to open later in 2026 is Hawa Haveli, an eight-key stay with a restaurant and cocktail bar, housed in a 19th-century merchant mansion—another intimate boutique property from the same team.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
On a larger scale, the Sentinel’s former executive editor and her husband, Julie and Lars Anderson, decided to fund an entire investigative team this year.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of team

Noun

Eisenkot's bloc introduced a series of bills at the start of the legislative session that target Netanyahu and his policies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
Eisenkot’s bloc introduced a series of bills at the start of the legislative session that target Netanyahu and his policies.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of bloc

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