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Word: Faction
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 15th century (denoting the action of doing or making something): via French from Latin factio(n-), from facere ‘do, make’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfakʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics
Short Definition:small organized dissenting group within larger one
Examples:- the left-wing faction of the party
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