Faction
Pronunciation : Fac"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. factio a doing, a company of persons acting together, a faction: cf. F. faction See Fashion.]
Definition : 1. (Anc. Hist.)
Defn: One of the divisions or parties of charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games of the circus.
2. A party, in political society, combined or acting in union, in opposition to the government, or state; -- usually applied to a minority, but it may be applied to a majority; a combination or clique of partisans of any kind, acting for their own interests, especially if greedy, clamorous, and reckless of the common good.
3. Tumult; discord; dissension. They remained at Newbury in great faction among themselves. Clarendon.
Syn. -- Combination; clique; junto. See Cabal.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913