faction
A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a…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.
» The party split into two warring factions.
Die Partei spaltete sich in zwei sich bekriegende Fraktionen auf.
Партия раскололась на две враждующие фракции.
Meaning
4 senses(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
(uncountable)Strife; discord.
Spaltung
раздо́рыrazdóry, ра́сприráspri, интри́гиintrígi
(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
(uncountable)The facts found in fiction.
- a dissenting clique
- a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
Examples
15 sentencesThe party split into two warring factions.
ruПартия раскололась на две враждующие фракции.
deDie Partei spaltete sich in zwei sich bekriegende Fraktionen auf.
The two factions gang up with each other.
Relations are tenuous as peace talks resume between warring factions.
I wonder how the different political factions can co-exist.
The chief said that this faction cannot be considered dismantled.
deDer Chef sagte, dass diese Gruppe nicht als zerschlagen betrachtet werden kann.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French faction, from Latin factiō (“a group of people acting togetherBorrowed 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: factionsSynonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable