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A small group of people within a larger group, who have different ideas from the other members, and who try to get their own ideas accepted. Disagreements and arguments between different groups within an organization.

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  • One faction of the club wanted to elect new officers because they were unhappy with the current ones.
  • The way some call a faction, will not be confused.
  • Girondin faction, having acted as president of the
  • That militant faction is what you call “Al Qaeda”.
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  • A large "faction" (a small political group working for a common cause inside a larger group) of neighbors insists that a "fraction" (a small part; a portion) of the development should be parkland.
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