Thesaurus results for FACTION

faction

noun

ˈfak-shən

Definition of faction

as in party

a group of people acting together within a larger group several factions within the environmental movement have joined forces to save this wilderness area

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Recent Examples of faction If the league can successfully divide different groups of players, or if the union can’t successfully unite various factions, players overall will have a tough go. — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 This movement is composed of various factions, as Laura Field has distilled in her authoritative work Furious Minds. — Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026 Sinaloa has been engulfed for nearly two years in a bloody conflict between rival factions of the cartel that bears the state’s name. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Pete, signed as an undrafted free agent after the NFL Draft in April, is the first player in NFL history to represent the Navajo Nation — a Native American reservation with a large faction of representatives in the southwest United States. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for faction

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Noun

But his record of publicly interacting with Piker — including at a pool party just before the primary — remains a sore point among some Michigan Democrats.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Back at school, Thom hangs out on the bleachers for a secret meeting with the creepy home invader from Robert’s party.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of party

Noun

Several other wagons used during the days of the cattle drives, including a buckboard and mail wagon, are lined up on either side.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026
The 28-year-old spent the second half of last campaign on loan at West Ham United, starting 14 league games for the side.

— Sam Joseph, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of side

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El-Sayed has taken heat from some in his party over his associations with Piker, the left-wing streamer whose comments about American Jews have faced intense criticism in recent days.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Monochromatic features carry through with lighter gray eyestay clips and netting, as well as a predominantly black midsole, TPU wings and lining.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

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Bateman’s small group was an offshoot of the polygamous sect once led by Warren Jeffs.

— Jacques Billaud, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
From 2015 to 2025, the sect’s congregations in Idaho experienced 15 preventable deaths of children, according to ProPublica’s reporting.

— Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of sect

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The changes are detailed in a press release from California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who led a coalition of 50 states and territories and the District of Columbia that settled with Meta.

— Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
More than symbolic Supporters of the bill — which include a statewide coalition of Jewish community and advocacy organizations — say the distinction is more than symbolic.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of coalition

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To get to bowl eligibility, Belichick’s team was going to need to pull at least one upset.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Conner joined the team on Monday and Bennett on Wednesday, in large part because injuries had left Miami short-handed at tight end and running back.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of team

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Anthropic, the company behind Claude, has signed the bloc's Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content, one of around 190 signatories, and now plans to watermark Claude's output across its ecosystem.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
Schmitt proposed that the world would be properly organized by spatial blocs, or Grossräume, dominated by regional hegemons.

— Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026

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