Fractions are smaller parts of whole numbers: one quarter, one tenth, one half, and a faction is a smaller portion of a larger group that breaks away from it. A faction might take a fraction of the people from a large group and start a new group.
One of the divisions or parties of charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games of the circus.
Noun
a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
Noun
a dissenting clique
n.
One of the divisions or parties of charioteers
(distinguished by their colors) in the games of the circus.
n.
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.
n.
Tumult; discord; dissension.
Faction
They remained at Newbury in great faction among themselves.
One of the divisions or parties of charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games of the circus.
Usage Examples
It's a bit odd that nobody seems to be using the correct technical term to describe organized Islamic terrorists. They are not a faction of a religion or a social movement. They are a cult. A suicide cult.
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Other Usage ExamplesA faction willing to take the risks of making war on the ossified status quo in the Middle East can be described as many things, but not as conservative.