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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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