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 There are multiple factions with a variety of goals and assessments about the technology's promise, dangers and how it should be governed. — Katie McQue, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026 The last thing that Canada needs is a faction that can be exploited by foes — both foreign and domestic — in an attempt to break up Canada to better control its considerable wealth. — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 Various events bring together factions of a fashion industry that is acutely aware of the vastness of its environmental footprint and how little is being done to mitigate it. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 Now as a single patron, Saudi Arabia is trying to absorb under its command and funding structure the factions that spent years operating with other loyalties. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for faction

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Noun

The party called on the government to investigate the attack.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Investigators said one group was attending a party when a second group arrived across the street.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of party

Noun

Mubadala has become a direct investor in Luckin after a $1 billion joint investment with Centurium in early September, with neither side disclosing the respective stake size.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
But his interests ultimately shifted toward the business side of entertainment.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of side

Noun

Her arms and legs were very long and swept the air like wings, and the hem of her skirt trembled in the spotlight.

— Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
The creamy white larvae are maggots and have no wings, wing buds, or legs on their soft, tapering bodies.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of wing

Noun

While some newly prominent groups (such as those who later became known as Quakers) emphasized love, fellowship and justice, some members of other sects (like the Presbyterians) created new fears, new sins, new tests and new punishments.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Hardwick has worked in every sect of comedy, from the stand-up stage, to acting and writing in television and film, to voiceover work and hosting various podcasts and talk shows such as @midnight and Talking Dead.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of sect

Noun

The devastating loss of the coast has opened up the path for a change in the Saudis’ intolerance for dissent within the anti-Houthi coalition, however.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
The founding mayors lead cities including Atlanta, Jacksonville, Boise, Tulsa and Memphis -- governing more than 7 million Americans across 11 red and purple states, according to a memo for the new coalition.

— Isabella Murray, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of coalition

Noun

And there, Guadagnino says, gesturing to a section covered by a red tarp, is where his team built the men’s bathrooms where some computer scientists have a pissing contest.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
In a 2016 preprint paper, a team of computer scientists asked whether every election has at least one council in the core.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of team

Noun

Under Starmer, Labour was elected in 2024 on a promise not to seek to rejoin the bloc or enter its single market for goods, services and employment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
The piece also criticizes media and academic discussions that portray Latino men and Latinas as politically opposed blocs.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of bloc

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