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factions

factions is the plural of faction.

Meaning of faction

Noun (1)

faction (countable and uncountable, plural factions)

  1. (countable) 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.
    • Real factions may be divided into those from interest, from principle, and from affection1748, David Hume, “Of Parties in General — How factions arise and contend.”, in Essays, Moral and Political
    Synonyms:
    fringe
  2. (uncountable) Strife; discord.
    • Publick [sic] affairs soon fell into the utmost confusion, and in this state of faction and perplexity, the island continued, until its re-capture by the French in 1779.1805, Johann Georg Cleminius, Englisches Lesebuch für Kaufleute, page 188

Noun (2)

faction (uncountable)

  1. A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction.
    • Near-synonym: fictionalization
  2. The facts found in fiction.

Questions about factions

What is factions the plural of?
Factions is the plural of faction.

Words near factions in the dictionary

  1. factioners
  2. factionist
  3. factionists
  4. factionless
  5. factionlessness
  6. factions
  7. factious
  8. factiously
  9. factiousness
  10. factiousnesses
  11. factis

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