faction

Noun
  1. A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue (synset 108258719)
    is a type of: camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack - an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
    member holonym: cabalist - a member of a cabal
    same as: cabal, camarilla, junto
  2. A dissenting clique (synset 108268798)
    is a type of: camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack - an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
    subtypes:
    • splinter group - a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization
    • left, left wing - those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
    • right, right wing - those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
    • old guard - a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas
    • pro-choice faction - those who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother
    • pro-life faction - those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited
    same as: sect

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