factionalism

Example Sentences

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Delcy faces an ugly incentive structure: hold her party together, contain the revolutionaries and keep the country from sliding into violent factionalism all the while negotiating the least-bad arrangement with an America that has made clear the relationship is asymmetric, said Vladimir Signorelli, head of Bretton Wood Research, a macro investment research firm.

From MarketWatch

More recently, the head of the public prosecutor's office, Advocate Shamila Bahoti, said factionalism and infighting within the police had affected how the case was investigated over the years.

From BBC

And though it’s much easier now to find books and other media taking a range of perspectives on menopause, it’s also easy to be waylaid by influencers, charlatans and factionalism.

From Salon

The idea behind picking Martin instead of younger, buzzier Wisconsin state party chair Ben Wikler was that he had the kind of longtime insider relationships that would allow everyone in the party to get moving forward quickly without any unnecessary friction or factionalism.

From Slate

Vatican watchers noted Francis’ determination to sweep clean institutions that had become rife with dysfunction, factionalism and accusations of corruption.

From Los Angeles Times