(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is an organized group of people within a larger group, which opposes some of the ideas of the larger group and fights for its own ideas.
A peace agreement will be signed by the leaders of the country’s warring ~s.
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2.
Faction is also used to describe argument and disagreement within a group of people.
Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.
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