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faction¹
- /ˈfæk.ʃən/
- [ˈfæk.ʃən] ~ [ˈfæk.ʃn̩]
Rhymes with -ækʃən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French faction, from Latin factiō (“a group of people acting together, a political faction”), noun of process from perfect passive participle factus, from faciō (“do, make”). Doublet of fashion.
noun factions
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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.
Real factions may be divided into those from interest, from principle, and from affection
Similar: fringe
- Strife; discord. 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.
faction²
- /ˈfæk.ʃən/
- [ˈfæk.ʃən] ~ [ˈfæk.ʃn̩]
Rhymes with -ækʃən
Where it comes from
Blend of fact + fiction.
noun
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A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction.
Near-synonym: fictionalization
Similar: fictionalization
- The facts found in fiction.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: junta, junto, sect, camarilla, cabal, community, reformist, group, sectarian, category, grouping, mainstream, affiliation, duty, party, portion
Translations
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noun group of people
| Español | facción, valía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 파벌 pabeol |
| 日本語 | 派閥 habatsu |
| 中文 | 幫派 /帮派 bāngpài, 派別 /派别 pàibié, 派系 pàixì, 派 pài |
| हिन्दी | गुट guṭ, दल dal |
| Português | facção, fação |
| Français | faction |
| Deutsch | Fraktion, Flügel, Seite |
| Italiano | fazione |
| Ελληνικά | φράξια fráxia |
| Română | facțiune, fracțiune |
| Русский | фра́кция frákcija, группиро́вка gruppiróvka, кли́ка klíka, крыло́ kryló |
| Tiếng Việt | đảng phái |
| العربية | فَرِيق farīq, زَمْرَة zamra, عُصْبَة ʕuṣba, فَصِيلَة faṣīla, حَلْقَة ḥalqa |
| עברית | סִיעָה si'á |
noun strife
| Deutsch | Spaltung |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | διχόνοια dichónoia, φαγωμάρα fagomára |
| Română | dezbinare, rivalitate, vrajbă |
| Русский | раздо́ры razdóry, ра́спри ráspri, интри́ги intrígi, разногла́сие raznoglásije |
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title = {faction},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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