Associations to the word «Faction»

Wiktionary

FACTION, noun. A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
FACTION, noun. Strife; discord.
FACTION, noun. A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction

Dictionary definition

FACTION, noun. A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue.
FACTION, noun. A dissenting clique.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne