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Faction - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Faction : (noun)
1: a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through
intrigue [syn: cabal, junto, camarilla]
2: a dissenting clique [syn: sect]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Faction : \Fac"tion\, n. [L. factio a doing, a company of persons
acting together, a faction: cf. F. faction See Fashion.]
1. (Anc. Hist.) One of the divisions or parties of
charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games
of the circus.
2. A party, in political society, combined or acting in
union, in opposition to the government, or state; --
usually applied to a minority, but it may be applied to a
majority; a combination or clique of partisans of any
kind, acting for their own interests, especially if
greedy, clamorous, and reckless of the common good.
3. Tumult; discord; dissension.
They remained at Newbury in great faction among
themselves. --Clarendon.
Syn: Combination; clique; junto. See Cabal.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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