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Noun(1) a clique (often secret(2) a dissenting clique(3) a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue(4) group sharing a belief or cause(5) conflict(6) strife

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(1) the current vogue for faction seems about to overwhelm narrative history(2) the left-wing faction of the party(3) a council increasingly split by faction(4) Do you feel that whole idea of faction within the Union movement is breaking down?(5) No, I'll tell you several stories that will help explain the difference between fact and fiction and its composite, faction .(6) Here we have a literary form that attempts to bridge the gap between fact and fiction, or faction , something like historical fiction.(7) What leads us into faction is passion, which is the ability of feeling to overwhelm thought, and interest, which is the ability of need and desire to overwhelm thought.(8) The most interesting features of federalist thought have to do with the suppression of faction .(9) They should instead realize that faction and division are healthy for democracy and necessary for intellectual growth.(10) Forgetfulness breeds ingratitude; ingratitude breeds faction; and faction leads to civil war.(11) With him gone, the factions are all fighting to gain the upper hand in a well and truly divided Cabinet.(12) The worrying thing is that it's other factions within that same team who are doing the whispering.(13) Suffice it to say that I come from a large family, in which three different political factions existed.(14) Close friendships between boarders and day boys was rare; both factions preferred their own.(15) Keeping the warring factions behaving in a civilised fashion can be a very difficult job.(16) Pedro used these powers when he could not compel political factions or parties to do his bidding.