faction

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfæk.ʃən/, /ˈfæk.ʃn̩/

Noun

faction (plural factions)

1. A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
2. Strife; discord.
   • 1805, Johann Georg Cleminius, Englisches Lesebuch für Kaufleute, pg. 188 ↗:

     Publick [sic] affairs soon fell into the utmost confusion, and in this state of faction and perplexity, the island continued, until its re-capture by the French in 1779.

   • 2001, Odd Magne Bakke, "Concord and Peace": A Rhetorical Analysis of the First Letter of Clement With an Emphasis on the Language of Unity and Sedition, publ. Mohr Siebeck, ISBN 3161476379, pg. 89 ↗:

     He asks the audience if they believe that they will be more loved by the gods if the city is in a state of faction than if they govern the city with good order and concord.

Related terms

• -faction
• fact
• factor
• factorial
• factory
• fashion

Translations

• French: faction
• German: Fraktion, Flügel, Seite
• Portuguese: facção
• Russian: фра́кция
• Spanish: facción

Translations

• German: Spaltung
• Russian: раздор

Noun

faction (plural factions)

1. A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction

Related terms

• fact
• fiction

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