faction

noun

ˈfak-shən How to pronounce faction (audio)
Definition of factionnext
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 reason this season sank like a concrete turd was that factions within the cast formed around whether people are loyal to Jason and Janet Caperna or Danny Booko and Nia Sanchez. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026 Zaidi, who came to power this year with Washington's blessing, vowed to ensure those groups would hand over their weapons, but has faced pushback from some powerful factions. — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 Defining socialism is difficult because there are many different factions within the movement. — Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Despite being a senior leader of a rival party, Dahlan has pledged to try to bridge the gap between Hamas and rival factions. — Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for faction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faction
  1. party
  2. side
  3. wing
  4. sect
  5. coalition
  6. team
  7. bloc
Noun
  • For dinner, Ombak turns out lamb chops and salads from Nihi’s organic garden, or moves its kitchen crew to the beach for BBQ parties where everyone’s invited.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
  • She was first elected in 1984 and served under six different governors from both parties, along with multiple House Speakers and majority leaders.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of party
Noun
  • Yet new vehicle barriers are being planned for Terrell County, part of the total $7 billion scheme for the Big Bend sector of the border that includes the national park and land either side.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • One side is red and the other is black, perfect for ping-pong tournaments.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of side
Noun
  • An iconic whale-tail rear wing, carbon-fiber bodywork and carbon-ceramic brakes keep the specification rooted in Singer’s high-performance remit.
    — Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Airplanes rely on denser air to help the engine and wings generate lift for takeoff.
    — Emma Balleste, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of wing
Noun
  • Hundreds of pages of grand jury transcripts portray Tupac Shakur's shooting as a culmination of a longstanding feud between rival record labels Death Row Records and Bad Boy Records and rival gang sects Mob Piru and South Side Compton Crips.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Robertson helped launch Jim Bakker, a minister with Assemblies of God—the largest Pentecostal sect—and his wife, Tammy Faye, who eventually cofounded the rival Trinity Broadcasting Network with their program The PTL Club.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Definition of sect
Noun
  • The Houthis say closing Bab el-Mandeb to Saudi traffic aims to break the coalition’s blockade.
    — Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Now coalition that has become one of the most vocal critics of the Lineage response.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of coalition
Noun
  • The Saudi Energy Ministry said a fire had broken out at dawn at a facility belonging to Saudi Aramco’s refinery in Jazan, that was extinguished by the company’s firefighting teams.
    — Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Zero would mean exactly the same players playing exactly the same share of minutes; 100 per cent reflects an entirely new team.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of team
Noun
  • The European Union has mobilized its satellite service Copernicus and is providing funding to help the response, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.
    — Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The European Union wants Kosovo and Serbia to normalize ties in order to move forward in their plans to join the bloc.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of bloc

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