Thesaurus results for FACTIONALISM

faction

noun

ˈfak-shən

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 The system of collective leadership that has effectively run Iran since last year could limit his reach, as could his lack of experience and gravitas in an ecosystem where regime factions compete for authority over the country’s direction. —

Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026 That demand has triggered delicate internal maneuvering within the government as officials attempt to identify potential replacements who could be acceptable both to Washington and to influential factions within Venezuela’s armed forces. —

Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026 This is, of course, exactly the logic that drove the CIA’s support for the Mujahideen Mujahedeen in Afghanistan and the arming of Syrian rebel factions – both of which produced consequences their architects failed to foresee. —

John Calabrese, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2026 Orton and Rhodes have a long backstory that began when Rhodes was in Orton’s faction in 2008. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for faction

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Without a letter denoting a political party next to their name on the ballot, independent candidates have historically gotten lost in the mix.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Speaking at a ruling party congress last month, Kim laid out his vision for more nuclear development, while urging the US to drop its longstanding demand that his country denuclearize before any dialogue can resume.

— Soo-hyang Choi, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026