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 In Iraq, the faction earned rebukes from clerics who had previously supported global jihad as well as from more mainstream religious leaders. — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026 The group is a breakaway faction of the SPLM, the ruling party of neighboring South Sudan. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 While there is no suggestion of any kind of confrontation, there were tensions between different factions in the dressing room as Rosenior’s tenure unravelled. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Technically, Kidd and Connors are aligned with Moxley’s faction, The Death Riders. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for faction

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Golden, who is no stranger to voting against his party, has taken an iconoclastic approach to his last months in Congress by repeatedly backing Republican procedural votes.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Though the trauma is still haunting the crew, a whole summer has gone by since the Akira One hit the dock on their first docking attempt, largely because of the party boats.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of party

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On the process side, find a way to integrate the cryptographic posture management process into your organization’s overall risk management or vulnerability management process, rather than creating a separate process.

— Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Built into the side of a mountain, half of the property stands on what look like elaborate stilts.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

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As if triggered by this thought, the door buzzed itself open, startling the pigeons from wire to wing, a grand scattering.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Black musician Paul Robeson, who supported various left-wing causes around the world and frequently traveled abroad for concerts, had his passport canceled in 1950, until the Supreme Court ruled this practice unconstitutional in 1958.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026

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The group, known as BAPS, is a worldwide religious and civic organization within the Swaminarayan sect, a branch of Hinduism.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Furthermore, a completely antagonistic sect says that there is nothing there at all – no sky-pie, just a solar myth, a fantastic bit of chanciness, etc.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of sect

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Who becomes Chicago’s next police superintendent is a critical concern for our multiracial community coalition to enforce the Chicago police consent decree.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The 11 other state attorneys must ultimately agree to any potential settlement, and for now, the coalition has not reached a consensus, according to two people close to the situation.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of coalition

Noun

Still, the current team does have a rare shot at shaping an orchestra that is not only reliably exciting and frequently profound but also casually bold and genuinely fun — making for a crucial presence in the city as well as at Geffen Hall.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
The ongoing conflict that has driven people from their homes in Iran as well as an internet shutdown and a lack of full cooperation from the two governments partially impeded the team's efforts to get information.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of team

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The bloc also called on the Houthis to cease all military actions, attacks against civilian shipping and for Iran to end its support for the rebel group.

— Sam Meredith,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Ben’s view Even as European leaders press forward to centralize the bloc’s economy and invest in its shared security, the rising politics in Germany and France are pulling those nations in the opposite direction.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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