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. — Wezel
deDie Partei spaltete sich in zwei sich bekriegende Fraktionen auf. — al_ex_an_der
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. — Stuhr
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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19 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable