faction

UK
/ˈfækʃən/
US
/ˈfækʃən/

Translations

factionnoun
factions
pl
UK
/ˈfækʃən/
US
/ˈfækʃən/
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.
factionverb
factioned
Past Simple
factioned
Past Participle
factioning
Gerund
Archaic or rare use.
Additional translations
factionnerVerbe rare et archaïque.
factionadjective
UK
/ˈfæk.ʃən/
US
/ˈfæk.ʃən/
Used attributively to describe something relating to a faction.
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

factionnoun
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.
factionverb
(archaic) To form or split into factions; to act in a partisan manner.
The nobles factioned relentlessly at court during the king's absence.
factionadjective
Relating to or characteristic of a faction.
Faction leaders negotiated a cease-fire.