1
: a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
The committee soon split into factions.
2
: party spirit especially when marked by dissension
faction, or the irreconcilable conflict of parties—
Ernest Barker
Ernest Barker
: making : -fication
petrifaction
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Noun
The committee soon split into factions.
several factions within the environmental movement have joined forces to save this wilderness area
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Juwayriah Wright, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
His threats came on the day there was news that a Trump envoy has held secret talks with Hamas, signaling a departure from a decades-old U.S. policy of not negotiating with the Islamist Palestinian faction deemed a terrorist organisation by Washington.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
But another faction of AI experts argue that debating those hypothetical risks is obscuring the real damage AI is already doing: Automated hiring systems reinforcing discrimination.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 5 Mar. 2025
The aerial clash turns so colossal, the fighters on both factions appear like minuscule specks in a flock of birds.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
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Noun
But critics argue the terrorist designation—which carries penalties for doing business with the faction—could exacerbate an already dire situation where millions of civilians rely on aid to survive.
—Juwayriah Wright, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
His threats came on the day there was news that a Trump envoy has held secret talks with Hamas, signaling a departure from a decades-old U.S. policy of not negotiating with the Islamist Palestinian faction deemed a terrorist organisation by Washington.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
But another faction of AI experts argue that debating those hypothetical risks is obscuring the real damage AI is already doing: Automated hiring systems reinforcing discrimination.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 5 Mar. 2025
The aerial clash turns so colossal, the fighters on both factions appear like minuscule specks in a flock of birds.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Faction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faction. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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