factionnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfæk.ʃən/us/ˈfæk.ʃən/mainly disapprovinga group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group:
the left-wing faction of the party
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factional
adjective uk/ˈfæk.ʃən.əl/us/ˈfæk.ʃən.əl/
factional leaders
factionalism
noun [ U ] uk/ˈfæk.ʃən.əl.ɪ.zəm/us/ˈfæk.ʃən.əl.ɪ.zəm/
Factionalism was tearing the party and the country apart.