faction
51Faction — Fac|tion 〈[ fæ̣kʃən] f.; ; unz.〉 Literatur od. Filmgattung, in der wahre Begebenheiten verarbeitet werden [engl.; <fact „Tatsache“ + fiction „Erdichtung, Erfindung“] …
52faction — Synonyms and related words: American Party, Anti Monopoly Party, Bull Moose Party, Communist Party, Conservative Party, Constitutional Union Party, Democratic Party, Democratic Republican Party, Farmer Labor Party, Federalist Party, Free Soil… …
53faction — Factions are groupings within political parties. They are tightly knit – some would say conspiratorial – and highly organised groupings which seek to press their viewpoint forcefully on the leadership. They advance a programme for government… …
54Faction — Fac|tion 〈 [fæ̣kʃn] f.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.; Lit.; Film〉 Literatur od. Filmgattung, in der wahre Begebenheiten verarbeitet werden [Etym.: verkürzt <engl. fact »Tatsache« + fiction »Erdichtung, Erfindung«] …
55Faction — Fac|tion [ fækʃən] die; Kunstw. aus engl. fact (vgl. ↑Fact) u. fiction (vgl. ↑Fiction)> Literatur od. Filmgattung, in der wahre Begebenheiten künstlerisch gestaltet werden …
56faction — see FASHION …
57faction — fac·tion || fækʃn n. splinter group, clique within a larger group; discord or dissension within a group or organization …
58-faction — combining form in nouns of action derived from verbs ending in fy (such as liquefaction from liquefy). Origin from L. factio(n) , from facere do, make …
59faction — faction1 noun a small dissenting group within a larger one. Derivatives factional adjective factionalism noun factionally adverb Origin C15 (denoting the action of doing or making): via Fr. from L. factio(n ), from facere do, make . faction2 noun …
60faction — n. 1. Combination (against a government), cabal, junto, clique, party. 2. Tumult, turbulence, turbulency, disorder, sedition, seditiousness, refractoriness, recalcitration, discord, dissension, disagreement …
