Etymology 1

Noun

1. A group of people, especially within a political organization, who express a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
2. Strife; discord.
   • 1805, Englisches Lesebuch Für Kaufleute, Johann Georg Cleminius, pg. 188:

     Publick [sic] affairs soon fell into the utmost confusion, and in this state of faction and perplexity, the island continued, until its re-capture by the French in 1779.

   • 2001, "Concord and Peace": A Rhetorical Analysis of the First Letter of Clement With an Emphasis on the Language of Unity and Sedition, Odd Magne Bakke, publ. Mohr Siebeck, ISBN 3161476379, pg. 89:

     He asks the audience if they believe that they will be more loved by the gods if the city is in a state of faction than if they govern the city with good order and concord.

Related terms

• -faction
• fact
• factor
• factorial
• factory
• fashion

Noun

1. A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction