faction

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfæk.ʃən/, /ˈfæk.ʃn̩/ Rhymes: -ækʃən === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Noun ==== faction (countable and uncountable, plural factions) (countable) 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. Synonym: fringe (uncountable) Strife; discord. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== splinter group === Etymology 2 === Blend of fact +‎ fiction. ==== Noun ==== faction (uncountable) (literature, film) A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction. Near-synonym: fictionalization The facts found in fiction. ===== Derived terms ===== science faction ===== See also ===== nonfiction novel === Further reading === non-fiction novel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin factiōnem. Doublet of façon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fak.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === faction f (plural factions) act of keeping watch a watchman (politics) a faction; specifically one which causes trouble === Further reading === “faction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012