faction

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The leader of the other faction is Somalia's current president, the more moderate Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed.

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  1. noun A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group.
  2. noun Conflict within an organization or nation; internal dissension: "Our own beloved country . . . is now afflicted with faction and civil war” (Abraham Lincoln).
  3. noun 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.
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  • This year's elections are viewed by many as a joust between the ulama group and the so-called Erdogan faction, a tag for those who support Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's ties with Turkey's Prime Minister Reccep Tayyip Erdogan.
  • The real problem with this bogus "libertarian vs religious right" claptrap is that it diverts peoples attention from the faction which is in reality running the show, and screwing both libertarians and conservatives. —  Jason Clarke's meta feed
  • I realize my use of the word faction, combined with my statement about getting the word of anarchism out there might lead one to your above conclusion. —  Anarchist news dot org - News for anarchists and their friends
  • When a voice implies that Davis used money from "oil stocks" -- that claim is a "faction" -- part fact, part fiction. —  13WHAM: Top Stories
  • This faction is actually fairly easy to level in comparison to the others, but it's almost definitely the most boring. —  WoW.com
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. French, from Latin factiō, factiōn-, from factus, past participle of facere, to do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.
  2. Blend of fact and fiction.

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  1. = German faction = Danish Swedish faktion, from French faction = Spanish faccion = Portuguese facçao = Italian fazione, from Latin factio(n-), a making, doing, a taking part, a company, party, faction, from factus, past participle of facere, do, make, take part: see fact. Doublet of fashion, q. v.
 

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