faction

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
  2. noun a dissenting clique

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French faction, from Latin factiō (“a group of people acting together, a political faction”), noun of process from perfect passive participle factus, from faciō (“do, make”). Doublet of fashion.

In classic literature

Synonyms

cabal, junto, camarilla

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