1
: a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
The committee soon split into factions.
2
: party spirit especially when marked by dissension
faction, or the irreconcilable conflict of parties—
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: making : -fication
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Noun
The committee soon split into factions.
several factions within the environmental movement have joined forces to save this wilderness area
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Hamas is waging street battles with various Palestinian armed factions.
—NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
In a world intent on dividing us into factions, political discourse threatens to disrupt workplace culture at a time when companies must unite around change and growth strategies in the AI era.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Rival armed factions are fighting for influence in the postwar vacuum.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The White House is still of the position that Hamas is participating in good faith despite reports of violence against rival factions taking place since the ceasefire was implemented.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Hamas is waging street battles with various Palestinian armed factions.
—NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
In a world intent on dividing us into factions, political discourse threatens to disrupt workplace culture at a time when companies must unite around change and growth strategies in the AI era.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Rival armed factions are fighting for influence in the postwar vacuum.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for faction
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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faction. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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