Synonyms of 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parties
• sides
• sects
• wings
• coalitions
• teams
• blocs
• bodies
• movements
• denominations
• sets
• blocks
• gangs
• splinters
• crews
• splits
• persuasions
• caucuses
• schisms
• packs
• scissions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of factions

Yet that position, unpopular with factions in both parties, is also unpopular with some inside his deeply loyalist White House. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

When Washington in May designated Brazil’s two largest criminal factions, the First Capital Command and the Red Command, as terrorist organizations, Lula warned the labels could become a pretext for American intervention. — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

But extreme right-wing factions in Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party have insisted that maintaining only males from the male imperial line as eligible to become emperor preserves the authority of the Chrysanthemum Throne. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 Oct. 2026

Flávio has promised to designate major criminal factions as terrorist groups, expand prisons and lower the age of criminal responsibility. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

With four political factions working together to defeat Israel’s right-wing Likud Party in upcoming elections, there is a real possibility that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may lose power for the first time since the Gaza war began. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026

But in late 2024, as the GOP should have been taking a victory lap, two factions of the MAGA movement clashed over H-1B visas. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026

Lebanon was polarized between pro-West groups and others that supported Palestinian factions and Egyptian leader Gamal Abdul-Nasser. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

This leads to even more behind-the-scenes skirmishes laced with character-centric comedy, as opposing factions align. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026