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faction

/ˈfæk.ʃən/noun2 syllables

Faction means: a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue.

Synonyms for faction6

noun, as in a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

cabal, junto, camarilla

noun, as in a dissenting clique

sect

also used for faction

fringe, fictionalization

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What does faction mean?2

noun

1

a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

2

a dissenting clique

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with faction?15

five syllables

dissatisfaction
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Faction in a sentence

  • The chief said that this faction cannot be considered dismantled.Stuhr
  • The two factions gang up with each other.unknown
  • Relations are tenuous as peace talks resume between warring factions.rul
  • I wonder how the different political factions can co-exist.DJ_Saidez
  • Algeria organized negotiations between warring factions in Libya.Amastan
  • A faction of the Turkish military attempted an anti-Erdogan coup.Amastan
  • The party split into two warring factions.AlanF_US
  • He once belonged to the Fukuda faction.rul

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Forms of faction

as a noun

plural
factions