Meaning & use
factionalism
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conflict or division within a group caused by competing internal factions or subgroups.
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Factionalism within the party made it difficult to agree on a single candidate.
The committee's decisions were paralyzed by years of factionalism.
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Commonly used in political and organizational writing to describe internal splits rather than conflict with outside groups.
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