faction
🇬🇧 UK/'fækʃәn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
A small group within a larger organization, especially a political one, that holds different views from the rest; internal conflict.
派系,小集团;内讧
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.political faction政治派系
- 2.rival faction敌对派系
- 3.warring faction交战派系
Example Sentences
- 1.
Different factions within the political party disagreed on the direction of policy.
- 2.
The rival factions competed for control over the organization's leadership positions.