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Pronunciation / Transliteration: facção
"A facção rebelde controlava a parte norte da cidade."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.
"A bitter power struggle broke out between rival factions within the party."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin factio, meaning 'a doing, making, or company of persons acting together', from facere 'to do'. Entering English in the late 15th century, the word originally referred to a partisan group within a political organization before broadening to describe any conflicting cliques or dissenting factions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Faction" is said worldwide
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faction
Transliteration: faction
"Une faction rivale a tenté de s'emparer du pouvoir."
Fraktion
Transliteration: Fraktion
"Die Partei ist in zwei feindliche Fraktionen gespalten."
fazione
Transliteration: fazione
"La fazione estremista ha rifiutato ogni compromesso."
facción
Transliteration: facción
"Se formó una facción disidente dentro del partido político."
facção
Transliteration: facção
"A facção rebelde controlava a parte norte da cidade."
गुट
Transliteration: gut
"पार्टी के भीतर एक नया गुट उभर रहा है।"
派别
Transliteration: pàibié
"党内不同的派别正在争夺领导权。"
파벌
Transliteration: pabeol
"그 정당은 여러 파벌로 나뉘어 싸우고 있다."
派閥
Transliteration: habatsu
"党内で激しい派閥争いが起きている。"
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