faction
1. [ noun ] a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
Synonyms: junta junto camarilla military_junta cabal
Related terms: clique cabalist
2. [ noun ] a dissenting clique
Synonyms: sect
Related terms: clique right left old_guard pro-choice_faction pro-life_faction splinter_group
Similar spelling:   Faustino
  Faustina
  Faustian
  fast_one
  fasten
  fiction
  fasting
  fictional
  fastness
  fastener
  fastened
  fastnacht
  fastening
  fasten_on