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▪ I. ˈfactioˈneer, n. [f. as prec. + -eer1.] A member of a faction, a party-man.
c1710Light to Blind fo. 626 in 10th Rep. Hist. MSS. Comm. App. v. 142 The factioneers must have their will. 1732Sir C. Wogan Let. to Swift 27 Feb., He [Charles II] found himself obliged to..turn cabalist and factioneer. 1806W. Taylor in Robberds Mem. II. 139 Appoint a factioneer by any other voice than the people's, and he is ruined. ▪ II. factioneer, v. rare.|ˌfækʃəˈnɪə(r)| [f. prec. n.] intr. To busy oneself in factions. Hence factioˈneering ppl. a.
1881Glasgow News 22 Mar., The dupe of factioneering dogmatism. |