faction, n.
(factions)
freq. cnt. 2
a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
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freq. cnt.: 2
freq. cnt.: 2
cabal
camarilla
faction
junto
semantic pointers
hypernym
member meronym
a dissenting clique
<noun.group>
faction
sect
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym