How do you use the word "faction" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "faction": He once belonged to the Fukuda faction. She was a member of the Red Army Faction.

Faction Meaning

/ˈfæk.ʃən/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.

nounStrife; discord.

Sentence Examples

He once belonged to the Fukuda faction.

She was a member of the Red Army Faction.

The chief said that this faction cannot be considered dismantled.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

sect

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

A small ____ within the party disagreed with the proposed policy changes.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The political party split into several ____ after a disagreement over the new tax laws.

Word Origin & History

Borrowed from Middle French faction, from Latin factiō (“a group of people acting together, a political faction”), noun of process from perfect passive participle factus, from faciō (“do, make”). Doublet of fashion.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Real factions may be divided into those from interest, from principle, and from affection" — 1748, David Hume, “Of Parties in General — How factions arise and contend.”, in Essays, Moral and Political:

"Prejudice has bred a counterprejudice so that now neither faction can nor will see without distortion." — 1971, Jesse J. Johnson, Black Armed Forces officers, 1736-1971:

"The Chinese Communist army in Kiangsi province has split into two factions struggling against each other following the purge of the "gang of four" led by Chiang Ching, according to an intelligence report from the Chinese mainland." — 1976 November 28, “Kiangsi army split into two”, in Free China Weekly, volume XVII, number 47, Taipei, page 3:

"Publick [sic] affairs soon fell into the utmost confusion, and in this state of faction and perplexity, the island continued, until its re-capture by the French in 1779." — 1805, Johann Georg Cleminius, Englisches Lesebuch für Kaufleute, page 188:

"He asks the audience if they believe that they will be more loved by the gods if the city is in a state of faction than if they govern the city with good order and concord." — 2001, Odd Magne Bakke, "Concord and Peace": A Rhetorical Analysis of the First Letter of Clement With an Emphasis on the Language of Unity and Sedition, publ. Mohr Siebeck, →ISBN, page 89:

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