Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable)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.

    Fraktion, Flügel, Seite

    фра́кцияfrákcija, группиро́вкаgruppiróvka, кли́каklíka

    фра́кціяfrákcija, клі́каklíka, угрупо́ванняuhrupóvannja

  2. (uncountable)Strife; discord.

    Spaltung

    раздо́рыrazdóry, ра́сприráspri, интри́гиintrígi

  3. (uncountable)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

  4. (uncountable)The facts found in fiction.

More definitions
  • a dissenting clique
  • a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

Examples

15 sentences
  1. The party split into two warring factions.

    ruПартия раскололась на две враждующие фракции.

    deDie Partei spaltete sich in zwei sich bekriegende Fraktionen auf.

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  2. The two factions gang up with each other.

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  3. Relations are tenuous as peace talks resume between warring factions.

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  4. I wonder how the different political factions can co-exist.

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  5. The chief said that this faction cannot be considered dismantled.

    deDer Chef sagte, dass diese Gruppe nicht als zerschlagen betrachtet werden kann.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
group of people:
Русский
By meaning 2
group of people:
strife:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
group of people:
strife:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French faction, from Latin factiō (“a group of people acting together

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.

Blend of fact + fiction.

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Forms

plural: factions
Singularfaction
Pluralfactions

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

19 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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