faction


Definition: Meaning of, faction in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfakʃ(ə)n /

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faction factions
  1. [countable] a small group of people within a larger group, who have different ideas from the other members, and who try to get their own ideas accepted
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  2. [uncountable] formal disagreements and arguments between different groups within an organization
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faction used in phrases

  • Lautaro Faction of the United Popular Action Movement (noun)
    1. a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths
  • Red Army Faction (noun)
    1. a Marxist and Maoist terrorist organization in Germany; a network of underground guerillas who committed acts of violence in the service of the class struggle; a successor to the Baader-Meinhof Gang; became one of Europe's most feared terrorist groups; disbanded in 1998
  • pro-choice faction (noun)
    1. those who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother
  • pro-life faction (noun)
    1. those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited
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