faction 1
/fak"sheuhn/ , n.
1. a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like: a faction in favor of big business.
2. party strife and intrigue; dissension: an era of faction and treason.
[ 1500-10; faction- (s. of factio ) a doing, company, equiv. to fact ( us ) done (see FACT) + -ion- -ION ]
Syn. 2. discord, disagreement, schism, split, friction.
faction 2
/fak"sheuhn/ , n. Informal.
1. a form of writing or filmmaking that treats real people or events as if they were fictional or uses them as an integral part of a fictional account.
2. a novel, film, play, or other presentation in this form.
[ 1965-70; b. FACT and FICTION ]