Faction : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Faction	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Faction
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
faction n a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue Synonym(s): cabal, faction, junto, camarilla a dissenting clique Synonym(s): faction, sect
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.