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 During a prolonged municipal review, one faction of residents called on officials to let Costco build while another lobbied to scuttle the plan — all citing many of the arguments being made in the BJ’s case now. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026 Anthropic was founded in 2021 by a breakaway faction of researchers from OpenAI who were concerned about the pace of AI development. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 No single Israeli party has ever won enough seats to control parliament alone, meaning parties generally need to form coalitions with other political factions. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 This position was endorsed by the trade unions and even the small, traditionally anti-militarist far-left faction of the socialist party led by Gustave Hervé. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for faction

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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

Its thrust-vectoring exhaust nozzle now extends noticeably beyond the rear edges of its wings.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Raman, 45, has aligned herself with groups that have emerged at City Hall more recently, including the left-wing Democratic Socialists of America and Streets For All, a transportation advocacy group.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of wing

Noun

One of the docs, Father’s House, uses actors, namely Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik and Emma Sehested Høeg, for reenactments of former members’ experiences inside the controlling Christian sect.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
People with the second phenotype, called durable, might have grown up in a predictable world—for example, a strict religious sect or just a family that experienced little change—and developed only certain coping strategies as a result.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sect

Noun

The mandate goes to the lawmaker most likely to assemble a coalition.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Young protestors answered with an insurrectionary energy in the summer and soon found support from a broader coalition comprised of opposition parties, social movements and other pillars of Indian civil society.

— Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of coalition

Noun

Hawley’s consulting team produced the first video ad for Vote Yes on Amendment 3, a spokesperson for the PAC confirmed to the Kansas City Star earlier this month.

— Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
This gives reliability engineers a standardized baseline to track asset health over time, enabling teams to spot early signs of wear and intervene before minor issues escalate into costly plant shutdowns, according to a press release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of team

Noun

The results grow the organization's presence on Capitol Hill, bringing to Congress a bloc of lawmakers who will now look to translate their electoral success into policy wins that push the Democratic Party further to the left.

— Elena Moore, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
On top of the 3-euro duty that was tacked onto low-value shipments on July 1, the EU imposed a new 2-euro handling fee on e-commerce imports from outside the bloc on Sunday.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

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