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faction

[fak-shuhn] / ˈfæk ʃən /




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The paper said it was "of no party or faction" and boasted "a tinge of republicanism".

From BBC

Rival factions formed within the group, with battles for control culminating in the bizarre spectacle of DOGE’s top operational lead being fired and refusing to leave.

From Salon

It also aims to root out groups such as the Jenin Battalion, a loose alliance of fighters from different factions, including Fatah, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

From Los Angeles Times

To Thucydides, Athenian democracy failed first to contain Sparta and then to contain its own weaknesses of faction and greed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some Palestinian factions in Ain al-Helweh handed over weapons in September, a Palestinian official said at the time, but Hamas has not announced plans to disarm in Lebanon.

From Barron's