faction en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈfæk.ʃən/
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˈfæk.ʃən] ~ [ˈfæk.ʃn̩]
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(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.
Real factions may be divided into those from interest, from principle, and from affection
1748, David Hume, “Of Parties in General — How factions arise and contend.”, in Essays, Moral and Political:The Chinese Communist army in Kiangsi province has split into two factions struggling against each other following the purge of the "gang of four" led by Chiang Ching, according to an intelligence report from the Chinese mainland.
1976 November 28, “Kiangsi army split into two”, in Free China Weekly, volume XVII, number 47, Taipei, page 3:Prejudice has bred a counterprejudice so that now neither faction can nor will see without distortion.
1971, Jesse J. Johnson, Black Armed Forces officers, 1736-1971:
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(uncountable) Strife; discord.
He asks the audience if they believe that they will be more loved by the gods if the city is in a state of faction than if they govern the city with good order and concord.
2001, Odd Magne Bakke, "Concord and Peace": A Rhetorical Analysis of the First Letter of Clement With an Emphasis on the Language of Unity and Sedition, publ. Mohr Siebeck, →ISBN, page 89:Publick [sic] affairs soon fell into the utmost confusion, and in this state of faction and perplexity, the island continued, until its re-capture by the French in 1779.
1805, Johann Georg Cleminius, Englisches Lesebuch für Kaufleute, page 188:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| factions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
factioneer · factionless · factioner · factionist · factional · factionalize · factionate · interfaction · subfaction · multifaction
Relateds
fashion (Terms etymologically related to faction (etymology 1)) · splinter group · -faction (Terms etymologically related to faction (etymology 1)) · fact (Terms etymologically related to faction (etymology 1)) · factory (Terms etymologically related to faction (etymology 1)) · factor (Terms etymologically related to faction (etymology 1)) · factorial (Terms etymologically related to faction (etymology 1))
Synonyms
Translations (106)
de Seite (group of people) · sv fraktion (group of people) · cs rozpor (strife) · uz fraksiya (group of people) · sk frakcia (group of people) · ro dezbinare (strife) · pl stronnictwo (group of people) · de Flügel (group of people) · pt facção (group of people) · nb fraksjon (group of people) · ar حَلْقَة (group of people) · el φαγωμάρα (strife) · az fraksiya (group of people) · el διχόνοια (strife) · ro vrajbă (strife) · uk угрупо́вання (group of people) · ru фра́кция (group of people) · nn fraksjon (group of people) · et fraktsioon (group of people) · ky фракция (group of people) · nl fractie (group of people) · cs frakce (group of people) · be фра́кцыя (group of people) · cmn 幫派 /帮派 (group of people) · he סִיעָה (group of people) · fi suuntaus (group of people) · eo frakcio (group of people) · ru кли́ка (group of people) · pl frakcja (group of people) · fi fraktio (group of people) · sh фра̀кција (group of people) · mr गट (group of people) · ru интри́ги (strife) · de Spaltung (strife) · cmn 派別 /派别 (group of people) · bg раздо́р (strife) · hi गुट (group of people) · lv frakcija (group of people) · uk фра́кція (group of people) · hi दल (group of people) · gd eadar-dhealachadh (strife) · uk клі́ка (group of people) · ar فَرِيق (group of people) · ru ра́спри (strife) · sh fràkcija (group of people) · bg разногла́сие (strife) · ar زَمْرَة (group of people) · ky группировка (group of people) · ru крыло́ (group of people) · vi đảng phái (group of people) · hu klikk (group of people) · nl factie (group of people) · el φράξια (group of people) · la pars (group of people) · cs klika (group of people) · uk крило́ (group of people) · cmn 派系 (group of people) · bg кли́ка (group of people) · es valía (group of people) · sk krídlo (group of people) · ast faición (group of people) · pl spór (strife) · mi uepū (group of people) · be крыло́ (group of people) · cs rozkol (strife) · pl konflikt (strife) · grc αἵρεσις (group of people) · ro facțiune (group of people) · mk фракција (group of people) · id faksi (group of people) · tr nifak (strife) · ro rivalitate (strife) · hu frakció (group of people) · be групава́нне (group of people) · ca facció (group of people) · de Fraktion (group of people) · fi siipi (group of people) · kk фракция (group of people) · be клі́ка (group of people) · fr faction (group of people) · ka ფრაქცია (group of people) · cy asgell (group of people) · cs křídlo (group of people) · da fraktion (group of people) · lt frakcija (group of people) · ar عُصْبَة (group of people) · sk klika (group of people) · pt fação (group of people) · sl skupina (group of people) · cmn 派 (group of people) · tr fraksiyon (group of people) · ro fracțiune (group of people) · ko 파벌 (group of people) · sl frakcija (group of people) · tg фраксия (group of people) · fi faktio (group of people) · it fazione (group of people) · bg фра́кция (group of people) · es facción (group of people) · ar فَصِيلَة (group of people) · ru раздо́ры (strife) · ru разногла́сие (strife) · ja 派閥 (group of people) · ru группиро́вка (group of people) · sq fraksion (group of people) · hy խմբակցություն (group of people)