Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - faction
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Faction
faction
~ n 1 a small group of people within a larger group, who have different ideas from the other members (warring factions) 2 formal disagreement or fighting within a group or a political party 3 a story in a film or television programme that is based on real events but is not completely true - factional adj
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(factions) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A faction is an organized group of people within a larger group, which opposes some of the ideas of the larger group and fights for its own ideas. A peace agreement will be signed by the leaders of the country’s warring factions. N-COUNT 2. Faction is also used to describe argument and disagreement within a group of people. Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun combining form Etymology: Latin ~-, -factio (as in satisfaction-, satisfactio satisfaction) making ; -fication petrifaction FACTION noun Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin ~-, factio act of making, ~ — 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 • ~al adjective • ~alism noun • ~ally adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. 1 a small organized dissentient group within a larger one, esp. in politics. 2 a state of dissension within an organization. Etymology: F f. L factio -onis f. facere fact- do, make 2. n. a book, film, etc., using real events as a basis for a fictional narrative or dramatization. Etymology: blend of FACT and FICTION FACTION comb. form forming nouns of action from verbs in -fy (petrifaction; satisfaction). Etymology: from or after L -factio -factionis f. - facere do, make ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. фракция; клика 2. фракционность: разногласия, раздор; распри they are in great faction among themselves —- у них большие разногласия 3. документальный роман ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) фракция; группировка 2) клика 3) раздоры, дух интриги Syn: bloc, sect, splinter, group, wing ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1509, from L. factionem (nom. factio) "political party, class of persons," lit. "a making or doing," from facere "to do." In ancient Rome, "one of the companies of contractors for the chariot races in the circus." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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