Hypertext Webster Gateway: "faction"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Faction \Fac"tion\, n. [L. factio a doing, a company of persons
acting together, a faction: cf. F. faction See {Fashion}.]
1. (Anc. Hist.) One of the divisions or parties of
charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games
of the circus.

2. A party, in political society, combined or acting in
union, in opposition to the government, or state; --
usually applied to a minority, but it may be applied to a
majority; a combination or clique of partisans of any
kind, acting for their own interests, especially if
greedy, clamorous, and reckless of the common good.

3. Tumult; discord; dissension.

They remained at Newbury in great faction among
themselves. --Clarendon.

Syn: Combination; clique; junto. See {Cabal}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

faction
n 1: a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue [syn: {cabal},
{junta}, {junto}, {camarilla}]
2: a dissenting clique [syn: {sect}]


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