faction
1. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue (Freq. 2) • Syn: cabal, junto, camarilla • Hypernyms: clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp • Member Meronyms: cabalist 2. a dissenting clique • Syn: sect • Derivationally related forms: factious • Hypernyms: clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp • Hyponyms: splinter group, left, left wing, right, right wing, old guard, pro-choice faction, pro-life faction
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