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 But as demand surges, rival factions, deadly secrets, and supernatural forces close in, pulling them deeper into a violent and inescapable nightmare of crime, horror, and family legacy. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 June 2026 Iranian authorities, in turn, view armed Kurdish factions as separatist or terrorist threats, especially groups such as PJAK, which has clashed for years with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps along Iran’s western border. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 The ongoing war between woke and anti-woke factions is a fatuous melodrama best left to the satirists. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 Both political factions’ cronies continually flatter and lie to them about how things are going. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for faction

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The stadium has been packed, the FIFA World Cup Fan Festival downtown has seen record attendance, and watch parties and other events have spread across the region.

— Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
At a time when Democrats have grown dissatisfied with the party establishment, Platner seemed like an appealing alternative.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of party

Noun

Saleh viewed her new side project as a way to earn extra money for piano lessons for her 11-year-old son Linus, who is an entrepreneur like his mother.

— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
But the obvious choice here is Cape Verde’s Sidny Lopes Cabral in the round of 32, bending a shot from the left side into the upper-right corner to tie mighty Argentina 2-2 in extra time.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of side

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Anyone who thinks that the differences between these sects are minor is invited to read about the wars, massacres and persecutions that erupted between them in the 16th and 17th centuries.

— Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Practicing sect members are now believed to account for only a small percentage of the towns' populations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026

Definition of sect

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In a letter to SANDAG, a coalition of pro-development and transit groups have called on the agency to follow state guidance to include Solana Beach in the map and expand upzoning around Oceanside’s Transit Center.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
Whitmer's office did not immediately provide a response to NPR about that letter, or the letter from the coalition of organizations.

— Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 11 July 2026

Definition of coalition

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Yet France produced nearly 100 World Cup players who played for 13 countries this summer, and its team reached the semifinals for a third straight tournament.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
That was the seventh World Cup goal for 23-year-old Bellingham, including six at this tournament, which is tied with team captain Harry Kane.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026

Definition of team

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Ahead of the vote, Cuba had deployed one of its top diplomats to Saint Lucia, where leaders from the 15-member Caribbean Community regional bloc known as CARICOM opened a four-day summit on Sunday.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Iraq, the bloc’s second-largest oil producer, is reportedly the next shoe to drop – the country’s oil minister told Bloomberg that Iraq would have to decide whether or not to remain with OPEC if production targets don’t dramatically increase.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

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