faction¹ /fakˈshən/

1. A small group of people formed of dissenting members of a larger group, esp in politics, usu used in a negative sense
2. Any rebellious group
3. Dissension

facˈtional adjective

facˈtionalism noun

facˈtionalist noun

facˈtionalize or facˈtionalise transitive verb and intransitive verb

facˈtionary noun

A member of a faction

• have one's back to the wall
• have one's cake and eat it
• have one's collar felt
• have one's ear to the ground
• have oneself to thank for
• have one's end away
• have one's eye on
• have one's face lifted
• have one's feet on the ground
• have one's fill of
• have one's finger on the button
• have one's fingers all thumbs
• have one's hands full
• have one's head screwed on
• have one's head screwed on the right way
• have one's heart in it
• have one's heart in one's boots
• have one's heart in one's mouth
• have one's heart in the right place
• have one's heart set on
• have one's knife in
• have one's marbles
• have one's monkey up
• have one's name in the Gazette
• have one's own way