| Main Entry: | faction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conflict, strife |
Synonyms: |
disagreement, discord, disharmony, dissension, disunity, division, divisiveness, friction, infighting, quarrelsomeness, rebellion, sedition, tumult, turbulence |
| Notes: | a faction is a group of people forming a cohesive, usually contentious, minority from within a larger group; a fraction is a small part or item of something forming a piece of a whole |
Antonyms: |
agreement, conformity, peace, unity |