Meaning & use
factions
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Small, organized groups within a larger body, such as a political party or organization, often pursuing their own interests and in conflict with other groups.
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The party split into rival factions over the leadership dispute.
Several factions within the company disagreed about the merger's direction.
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From the Latin "factio" (a doing or making), the word originally described any group formed to act together, later gaining a connotation of internal division.
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