Search results
- Dictionaryfaction/ˈfakʃn/
noun
- 1. a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics: "the left-wing faction of the party" Similar
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
The meaning of FACTION is a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique. How to use faction in a sentence.
FACTION definition: 1. a group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group…. Learn more.
FACTION meaning: 1. a group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group…. Learn more.
Faction definition: a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like, typically having different opinions and interests than the larger group. See examples of FACTION used in a sentence.
A faction is an organized group of people within a larger group, which opposes some of the ideas of the larger group and fights for its own ideas. A peace agreement will be signed by the leaders of the country's warring factions.
Fractions are smaller parts of whole numbers: one-quarter, one-tenth, one-half, and a faction is a smaller portion of a larger group that breaks away from it. A faction might take a fraction of the people from a large group and start a new group.
Definition of faction noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
FACTION definition: a small group of people who are part of a larger group, and oppose the ideas of everyone else. Learn more.
1. A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group. 2. Conflict within an organization or nation; internal dissension: "Our own beloved country ... is now afflicted with faction and civil war" (Abraham Lincoln).
noun. factions. A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group. American Heritage. A group of people inside a political party, club, government, etc. working in a common cause against other such groups or against the main body. Webster's New World.
