Faction

What do we mean by faction?

A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.

Strife; discord.

A number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community. Urban Dictionary

This isn't an urban word, for one thing, but if the front page suggestion insists... A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group. The teams in the PC game, Alpha Centauri, are factions Urban Dictionary

N. A group of people who express a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group. Usually the people in this group do not let others in unless they can somehow prove that they share similar interests and/or beliefs One example of factions is all of the high school subcultures eg. Preppies, Nerds, Jocks, Bullies, Townies, Hackers etc. Pronounced as fækʃən Urban Dictionary

A group sharing similar views, usually against other groups. Factions can be sports related, political, or social. Urban Dictionary

1.) the despair faction. you know, the best fan club in the universe... 2.)A clique that seeks power by intriguing other people. Urban Dictionary

A fact that became fiction, due to excess exaggeration. Usually describing stories told by others. Urban Dictionary

Minecraft Factions is a Minecraft game mode where you work together with friends and create a team. Urban Dictionary

Used to describe the great power, only achieved when the two RW's meet! Urban Dictionary

A mindset in which a person thinks only or mostly of the group s/he belongs to, sometimes to the detriment of others. Urban Dictionary

A term used to describe an orgaization or guild. Usually used in RPGs. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to faction:
faction, action, fiction, fraction, taction, paction, -faction, raction, faktion.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word faction:
factional, factions, paradox, knesset, deputies, bloc, socialist, party, loyal, opposed, advocated, communist, mps, communists, expelled, democratic, headed, radical, split, democrats, moderate, opposing, coup, led, alliance, coalition, liberation, nationalist, supported, leader, parliamentary, followers, revolutionary, liberal, democracy, leadership, rebel, unity, opposition, rival, boss, allies, leaders, conservative, clan, seats, ukrainian, ukraine, sought, republican, throne, congress, labor.

Words that rhyme with faction:
action, reaction, traction, interaction, contraction, fraction, transaction, attraction, abstraction, infraction, distraction, satisfaction, extraction, inaction, dissatisfaction, retraction, taction, diffraction, exaction, subtraction, liquefaction, paction, overreaction, affirmative action, chain reaction, chemical reaction, capillary action, legal action, direct action, gravitational attraction, magnetic attraction, allergic reaction, law of mass action, nuclear reaction, physiological reaction, improper fraction, delayed action, simple fraction, common fraction, endothermic reaction, weak interaction, evasive action, out of action, coming attraction, photochemical reaction, plan of action, physical attraction, immune reaction, pump action, wasserman reaction, conversion reaction, proper fraction, scene of action, hypersensitivity reaction, possible action, complex fraction, accord and satisfaction, anxiety reaction, carrying into action, thermonuclear reaction, police action, conditioned reaction, slide action, insulin reaction, nuclear fusion reaction, social action, conditional reaction, decimal fraction, defense reaction, exothermic reaction, natural action, type i allergic reaction, continued fraction, fundamental interaction, strong interaction, x-ray diffraction, defence reaction, military action, uterine contraction, gravitational interaction, law of action and reaction, learned reaction, piano action, electromagnetic interaction, startle reaction, compound fraction, impossible action, party to the action, chemical action, chemical attraction, human action, man of action, group action, in full action, party to the transaction, classaction, telaction.

Adjectives that are often used to describe faction:
political, conservative, dominant, radical, powerful, small, opposite, rival, democratic, french, liberal, strong, moderate, military, communist, wing, particular, republican, dissident, third, spanish, revolutionary, domestic, extreme, british, aristocratic, english, religious, popular, progressive, parliamentary, militant, largest, hostile, victorious, soviet, leftist, left, southern, latter, whig, protestant, called, internal, adverse, violent, puritan, stalinist, rebellious, contrary, roman, chinese, popish, independent, reformist, extremist, tory, clerical, northern, socialist, mainstream, line, ghibelline, imperial, russian, strongest, oligarchical, influential, maoist, discontented, rightist, predominant, irish.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective faction:
fighting, members, leaders, system, fights, oriented, group, coalition, rule, coalitions, interaction, government, whites.

Consonant match to faction:
fiction.

Words that sound like faction:
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