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

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

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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

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Led by scientists at Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, the team investigated a kind of bone cell that detects mechanical forces, known as osteocytes.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Support extends to local communities through partnerships with One Horizon, a non-profit focused on poverty alleviation and women's empowerment, and the historic Nondies Rugby Club, Kenya's oldest rugby team.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of team

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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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