faction noun[ C ] mainly disapprovinguk /ˈfæk.ʃən/ us /ˈfæk.ʃən/ a group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group: （大团体中的）派别，派系，小集团 the left-wing faction of the party党内左翼派别 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Groups of people affinity group alliance an anti-gang assemblage family federation federative First Nation first people line (someone) up mafia mob peer group phalanx posse public quaternity scratch syndicate
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faction | American Dictionary
faction noun[ C ] us/ˈfæk·ʃən/ a group within a larger group, esp. one with slightly different ideas than the main group: The president’s advisors represent every faction of his party.