FACTION

faction. faction, deuision of people into sundry parts and opinions

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faction. Faction, n. a party, tumult, sedition, discord

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Fac″tion (făk″shŭn), n. [[L. factio a doing, a company of persons acting together, a faction: cf. F. faction See Fashion.]] 1. 1. (Anc. Hist.) One of the divisions or parties of charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games of the circus.
2. 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. 3. Tumult; discord; dissension.
They remained at Newbury in great faction among themselves. Clarendon. Syn. — Combination; clique; junto. See Cabal.