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factions

NOUN

group sharing a belief or cause

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloc clan gang junta minority party sect side wing

STRONG

band bunch cabal camp caucus cell circle clique club coalition combination combine combo concern conclave confederacy conspiracy contingent coterie crew crowd design division entente guild insiders intrigue knot lobby machine mob network offshoot outfit partnership ring schism section sector set team unit

WEAK

pressure group splinter group

Antonyms

STRONG

individual whole

WEAK

agreement conformity entirety peace total unity

NOUN

conflict, strife

Synonyms

STRONG

disagreement discord disharmony dissension disunity division friction quarrelsomeness rebellion sedition tumult turbulence

WEAK

divisiveness infighting

Antonyms

STRONG

accord agreement calm calmness harmony peace

WEAK

conformity entirety total unity whole

Example Sentences

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But first, he needs to hammer out a common stance between the parliament's different factions, which looked set to keep haggling until the last moment.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

But Polymarket outsources the task to a third-party service called UMA, which conducts votes when rival factions of traders disagree over who deserves a payout.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Petro, himself a former guerrilla fighter, has been pursuing a controversial peace strategy with various armed factions which has seen intermittent ceasefires and periods of relatively little violence.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

That division was visible earlier this week when plans for a second round of talks in Islamabad collapsed after Iranian officials failed to confirm participation and instead introduced new preconditions under pressure from hard-line factions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Some of the Erudite texts called them the ‘enriching factions.’

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth