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Noun: faction  fak-shun
  1. A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
    - cabal, junto, camarilla
     
  2. A dissenting clique
    - sect

Derived forms: factions

See also: factious

Type of: camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack

Encyclopedia: Faction

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