faction
noun
Simple meaning
A group of people.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfækʃən
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Definition
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noun
countable
A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
The facts found in fiction.
uncountable
Strife; discord.
literaturefilm
A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Formality
- Technical
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
Used this way, faction is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in government or politics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Government/politics
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A violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government.
Those who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother.
Those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited.
A Marxist and Maoist terrorist organization in Germany.
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