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Dictionary: fac·tion1   (făk'shən) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group.
  2. Conflict within an organization or nation; internal dissension: “Our own beloved country . . . is now afflicted with faction and civil war” (Abraham Lincoln).

[French, from Latin factiō, factiōn-, from factus, past participle of facere, to do.]

factional fac'tion·al adj.
factionalism fac'tion·al·ism n.
factionally fac'tion·al·ly adv.
fac·tion2 (făk'shən) pronunciation
n.
  1. A form of literature or filmmaking that treats real people or events as if they were fictional or uses real people or events as essential elements in an otherwise fictional rendition.
  2. A literary work or film that is a mix of fact and fiction.

[Blend of FACT and FICTION.]


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Business Dictionary: Faction
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Informal group of people operating within an organization and often opposing a larger group. Similar to clique, a faction is formed through voluntary membership by people who share common goals.

 
Antonyms: faction
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n

Definition: conflict, strife
Antonyms: agreement, conformity, peace, unity

n

Definition: group sharing a belief or cause
Antonyms: entirety, total, whole


 
Political Dictionary: faction
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Generally, any political grouping the writer disapproves of. Thus, Madison, in the two most famous numbers of Federalist, nos. 10 and 51, wished to design a set of institutions for the USA that would combat faction, and stipulated that ‘Ambition must be made to counteract ambition’ (no. 51). The extended republic of the United States would minimize the ill effects of faction because ‘A rage for paper money, for an abolition of debts, for an equal division of property, or for any other improper or wicked project, will be less apt to pervade the whole body of the Union than a particular member of it’ (no. 10). More specifically, an organized group within a political party, especially in a country where they have semi-permanent existence, such as Japan or Italy.

 
Literary Dictionary: faction
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faction, a short‐lived portmanteau word denoting works that present verifiably factual contents in the form of a fictional novel, as in Norman Mailer's The Armies of the Night (1968). Although still sometimes used by journalists, the term suffers from the disadvantage of already meaning something else (i.e. a conspiratorial group within a divided organization).

 
Politics: faction
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A group formed to seek some goal within a political party or a government. The term suggests quarrelsome dissent from the course pursued by the party or government majority: “His administration is moderate, but it contains a faction of extremists.”

 
Word Tutor: faction
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A number of persons combined for a common purpose.

pronunciation One faction of the club wanted to elect new officers because they were unhappy with the current ones.

Tutor's tip: A large "faction" (a small political group working for a common cause inside a larger group) of neighbors insists that a "fraction" (a small part; a portion) of the development should be parkland.

 
Wikipedia: Faction (literature)
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Faction, a neologism, in literature, describes a text as based on real historical figures, and actual events, woven together with fictitious allegations.

Faction is often disliked as confusing to people who are trying to find facts. For example, schoolchildren told to look for historical information are liable to be confused by faction.

Examples of faction

Faction is not a new phenomenon. Geoffrey of Monmouth was a successful faction writer in the 12th century, and later the historian Holinshed was led into error by treating Geoffrey of Monmouth's writings as truth.

Another example of faction is the book According to Queeney by Beryl Bainbridge. This book describes the last few years of Samuel Johnson's life as seen through the eyes of Queeney Thrale, eldest daughter of Henry Thrale and Hester Thrale. Here, the word "faction" is a portmanteau of "fact" and "fiction".

"In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote is a good example of faction and is considered to be the first piece in the genre of nonfiction novels.

Another famous example is the story of author Alex Haley and his entire family history for 9 generations in the book Roots: The Saga of an American Family.

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Translations: Faction
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - lille gruppe, klike, parti, kværulantisk gruppe

2.
n. - klikevæsen, splittelse, kævleri, strid, partiånd

Nederlands (Dutch)
factie, groepsgeest (m.n. tijdens tweedracht), egoïstische groep

Français (French)
1.
n. - faction, dissension

2.
n. - docudrame

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Fraktion, Parteigeist, Uneinigkeit

2.
n. - Fiktion

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φατρία, κλίκα, παράταξη, (μτφ.) διχόνοια, φαγωμάρα

Italiano (Italian)
fazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - facção (f)

Русский (Russian)
фракция, клика, документальный роман

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - facción, bando, parcialidad

2.
n. - ficción

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fraktion, partikäbbel, sammandraget ord av fact o. fiction, dramadokumentär

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 写实小说

2. 派别, 宗派, 派系之争, 内讧, 小集团

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 寫實小說

2.
n. - 派別, 宗派, 派系之爭, 內訌, 小集團

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 소수그룹, 당파

2.
n. - 파벌다툼

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 派閥, 派閥争い, 内紛, 党中の党, 党派, 党派心

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) زمرة , فصيل , حزب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סיעה, פלג‬
n. - ‮חילוקי דעות‬


 
 
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