Thesaurus results for FACTIONS

factions

noun

plural of faction

as in parties

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 factions Despite long-standing rivalries among senior Iranian politicians — many of whom hold powerful political positions and control significant economic resources — these factions quickly set aside their differences and pledged loyalty to him. —

Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026 After launching an insurgency in 2009, Boko Haram has grown into different factions, including the Islamic State West Africa Province, which is backed by the Islamic State group. —

Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026 At the center of the fighting, its people’s allegiances are also divided between the two warring factions. —

Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026 After launching an insurgency in 2009, Boko Haram has grown into different factions, including the Islamic State West Africa Province, or ISWAP, which is backed by the Islamic State group. —

Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026 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 Andrea is the first candidate who has brought many people together from so many factions to support her. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026

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Essence Black Women in Hollywood is one of the many high-profile events happening around LA in the days leading up to the 98th Oscars, with various parties and red carpets celebrating young Hollywood and women in film.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
The remaining 110 seats are allocated through a proportional representation system, under which political parties are assigned seats based on their share of the vote.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026