factiously
adverb
factiousness
noun
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But the Presidential Leadership Council is itself factious, and external competition leads to contention within it.
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Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
How the factious sides of the Democratic Party handle this will be an important test and will determine whether the race will be close this fall.
—Ray Dalio, TIME, 22 July 2024
Even before October 7, Lebanon was a deeply factious country.
—Maryclare Roche, Foreign Affairs, 12 July 2024
Through these proxies, the mullahs became the kingmakers of Iraq’s factious politics.
—Reuel Marc Gerecht, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2023
Sinn Fein appears on track to claim the top spot in elections in Northern Ireland on Thursday, marking the first time a party devoted to the unification of Ireland, north and south, would dominate in the region that remains a factious member of the United Kingdom.
—Washington Post, 2 May 2022
There was an illusion of solidarity—really the underlying current was entirely factious.
—The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
Just like that, a factious age of political gridlock and a problematic romance are born.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2021
The road back to a united nation will be paved with virtuous acts of a virtuous people who act independently in both deeds and thoughts from the factious fanatics.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2021
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Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
How the factious sides of the Democratic Party handle this will be an important test and will determine whether the race will be close this fall.
—Ray Dalio, TIME, 22 July 2024
Even before October 7, Lebanon was a deeply factious country.
—Maryclare Roche, Foreign Affairs, 12 July 2024
Through these proxies, the mullahs became the kingmakers of Iraq’s factious politics.
—Reuel Marc Gerecht, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2023
Sinn Fein appears on track to claim the top spot in elections in Northern Ireland on Thursday, marking the first time a party devoted to the unification of Ireland, north and south, would dominate in the region that remains a factious member of the United Kingdom.
—Washington Post, 2 May 2022
There was an illusion of solidarity—really the underlying current was entirely factious.
—The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
Just like that, a factious age of political gridlock and a problematic romance are born.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2021
The road back to a united nation will be paved with virtuous acts of a virtuous people who act independently in both deeds and thoughts from the factious fanatics.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2021
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“Factious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/factious. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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