faction

UK /ˈfæk.ʃən/ US /ˈfæk.ʃən/
noun 4

Definitions

noun

1

A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.

Real factions may be divided into those from interest, from principle, and from affection

Prejudice has bred a counterprejudice so that now neither faction can nor will see without distortion.

2

Strife; discord.

Publick [sic] affairs soon fell into the utmost confusion, and in this state of faction and perplexity, the island continued, until its re-capture by the French in 1779.

He asks the audience if they believe that they will be more loved by the gods if the city is in a state of faction than if they govern the city with good order and concord.

noun

1

A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction.

Near-synonym: fictionalization

Blind genius of faction / Obituary of Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine writer [title]

2

The facts found in fiction.

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