faction
Example Sentences
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That led to clashes between clan-based factions after he failed to organise parliamentary and presidential elections before his mandate expired.
From Barron's
Meanwhile, China began to defuse the "Three Brotherhood Alliance" -- peeling away two of its factions based along its border with truces.
From Barron's
Marat was murdered in July 1793 by Charlotte Corday, who was aligned with the more moderate Girondin faction.
Other plots involve bandits, guns and an Indigenous tribe, the Cayuse, about to sign a treaty and a rebel faction out to scotch it.
From Los Angeles Times
Players navigate the destroyed world and the different factions that live within it.
From BBC
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