FACTION


Meaning of FACTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfak-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin faction-, factio act of making, faction — more at fashion

Date: 1509

1. : a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique

2. : party spirit especially when marked by dissension

• fac·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

• fac·tion·al·ism -shnə-ˌli-zəm, -shə-nə-ˌliz- noun

• fac·tion·al·ly -ē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.