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

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

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

In 1952 a difference of opinion over membership on the leadership council in Short Creek led to rival factions, one of which, in 1954, became the offshoot Apostolic United Brethren (AUB), the second largest of the fundamentalist groups. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026

Aldermen tested their chances of improving the deal for months, an effort first reported by the Tribune that saw various City Council factions pledge to reject a sale for a host of reasons. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

The result is a fractured country, with the Houthis controlling the capital and the northwest, and the government and allied factions holding much of the south and east. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

While there is no suggestion of any kind of confrontation, there were tensions between different factions in the dressing room as Rosenior’s tenure unravelled. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Castro’s death could also spark the sort of power struggles among factions that usually follow the death of an authoritarian leader. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026