Definitions for Faction
ˈfæk ʃənfac·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. cabal, faction, junto, camarillanoun

   a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

2. faction, sectnoun

   a dissenting clique

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FACTIONnoun

   Etymology: faction, French; factio, Latin.

   1. A party in a state.

   The queen is valued thirty thousand strong;
   If she hath time to breathe, be well assur’d
   Her faction will be full as strong as ours. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   He has been known to commit outrages,
   And cherish factions. William Shakespeare, Timon.

   Their hatred went so far, that by one of Simon’s faction murders were committed. 2 Mac. iv. 9.

   By the weight of reason I should counterpoise the over-balancings of any factions. Charles I .

   2. Tumult; discord; dissension.

   They remained at Newbery in great faction among themselves. Edward Hyde.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. faction

   A faction is a small, organized group within a larger one that holds different views, often discontented and dissenting, or seeking to bring about changes within the larger group. They are usually in conflict with the main group due to differences in beliefs, ideologies, or interests. Factions can be found in political parties, businesses, social organizations, etc.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 9 votes

1. Factionnoun

   one of the divisions or parties of charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games of the circus

2. Factionnoun

   a party, in political society, combined or acting in union, in opposition to the government, or state; -- usually applied to a minority, but it may be applied to a majority; a combination or clique of partisans of any kind, acting for their own interests, especially if greedy, clamorous, and reckless of the common good

3. Factionnoun

   tumult; discord; dissension

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Faction

   Faction is an uncensored rock, punk, hip hop, and heavy metal music mixed channel on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 41, XM Satellite Radio channel 41 and Dish Network channel 6041. Until February 9, 2010, it was heard on DirecTV. It is also one of five alternative rock channels on Sirius XM Radio. The station plays such popular acts as Avenged Sevenfold, A Day to Remember, The Devil Wears Prada, NOFX, Beastie Boys, The Bronx, Bring Me The Horizon, Parkway Drive, Eminem, Wu-Tang Clan, Cypress Hill and others. Faction is also home to The Jason Ellis Show, Radio Bam, The Mosely Method with Johnny Mosely, Marky Ramone's Punk Rock Blitzkrieg, Do It Yourself Radio, Tony Hawk's Demolition Radio, The Cosmic Commander's Sonic Reduction, and hourly FU's.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Faction

   fak′shun, n. a company of persons associated or acting together, mostly used in a bad sense: a contentious party in a state or society: dissension.—adj. Fac′tional.—ns. Fac′tionary, a member of a faction; Fac′tionist.—adj. Fac′tious, turbulent: disloyal.—adv. Fac′tiously.—n. Fac′tiousness. [L. factionem—facĕre, to do.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. faction

   In ancient history, one of the troops or bodies of combatants in the games of the circus, especially of the horse-races.

2. faction

   A term applied in an ill sense to any party in a state that offers uncompromising opposition to the measures of the government, or that endeavors to excite public discontent upon unreasonable grounds.

3. faction

   (Fr.). The duty done by a private soldier when he patrols, goes the round, etc., but most especially when he does duty as a sentinel. The French usually say, entrer en faction, to come upon duty; etre en faction, to be upon duty; sortir de faction, to come off duty.

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1. faction

   Song lyrics by faction -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by faction on the Lyrics.com website.

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Faction' in Nouns Frequency: #2375

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How to pronounce Faction?

1. Alex

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   British

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   Australian

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How to say Faction in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Faction in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Faction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Faction in a Sentence

1. Fisher Ames:

   ...[O]ur sages in the great [constitutional] convention... intended our government should be a republic which differs more widely from a democracy than a democracy from a despotism. The rigours of a despotism often... oppress only a few, but it is the very essence and nature of a democracy, for a faction claiming to oppress a minority, and that minority the chief owners of the property and truest lovers of their country.

2. Kurt Imhof:

   There is a faction of NZZ shareholders who are seeking to bring the paper further to the right and closer to the SVP, bLOCHUSCONI.

3. Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez:

   We will not allow any country or any extreme right-wing faction to justify terrorist actions, that is inexcusable.

4. Josh Gottheimer:

   I’ve been working around-the-clock to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill, legislation we helped craft back in April with my Senate colleagues, but a small far-left faction of the House of Representatives undermined that agreement and blocked a critical vote on the President’s historic bipartisan infrastructure bill.

5. Jacob Zenn:

   Islamic State has a terrible reputation for being so brutal around the world, and people can't imagine an Islamic State faction could be more moderate (than Boko Haram).

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Faction
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Faction
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Faction
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Faction
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Faction
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Faction