OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4224

faction

/ˈfæk.ʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
facción
A 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.
Prejudice has bred a counterprejudice so that now neither faction can nor will see without distortion.
Real factions may be divided into those from interest, from principle, and from affection
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