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faction

/ˈfækʃən/

factionnoun

factions

/ˈfækʃən/

Translations

factionGroupe organisé minoritaire ou dissident, surtout en politique.

The party was divided into factions that disagreed on the policy direction.

Le parti était divisé en factions qui n'étaient pas d'accord sur l'orientation politique.

Additional translations

dissensionSens plus abstrait : conflit interne, désaccord au sein d'un groupe ou d'une organisation.

factionEn littérature, récit mêlant faits réels et techniques de fiction.

Definitions

A small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.

The party was divided into factions that disagreed on the policy direction.

A state of conflict within an organization; dissension.

There was growing faction within the union over the proposed wage cuts.

A literary genre that blends factual reporting with fictional techniques, or a work produced in this style.

Truman Capote's In Cold Blood is often cited as an early example of faction.

Synonyms

factionverb

factioned

Past Simple

factioned

Past Participle

factioning

ing-form

Archaic or rare use.

Translations

Additional translations

factionnerVerbe rare et archaïque.

Definitions

(archaic) To form or split into factions; to act in a partisan manner.

The nobles factioned relentlessly at court during the king's absence.

Synonyms

fission (rare)

factionadjective

/ˈfæk.ʃən/

Used attributively to describe something relating to a faction.

Translations

factionnelRelatif à une faction ; surtout en politique ou dans le contexte d'un groupe divisé.

Faction leaders negotiated a cease-fire.

Les dirigeants factionnels ont négocié un cessez-le-feu.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a faction.

Faction leaders negotiated a cease-fire.