factional
adjective
Origin of factional
Related Words for factional
partisan, parochial, conflicting, different, various, dissimilar, disparate, atypical, diverse, contrary, contradictory, provincial, limited, fanatic, splinter, nonconformist, dissident, doctrinaire, local, exclusiveExamples from the Web for factional
Contemporary Examples of factional
To improve the quality of life, factional disputes are being cast aside.
Kurdish Militias Drive Out Jihadists, Bring Stability Back to Parts of SyriaJamie Dettmer
November 27, 2013
But whereas before, discipline used to flow from elected leadership down, today it flows from factional leadership up.
The factional balance between elitists and populists is no longer at equilibrium.
Make no mistake, there is a factional fight under way in Texas.
The factional divisions inside the GOP are deep, and increasingly reflect regional divides that are as much cultural as political.
Historical Examples of factional
They undertake now this and now that; they cannot be quiet nor refrain from factional strife.
Epistle Sermons, Vol. IIMartin Luther
It was no longer a factional affair, it was a theft, an infamous theft.
The Companions of JehuAlexandre Dumas, pre
It is a pipe that seems to call aloud for the accompaniment of beer and earnest argument on factional political matters.
Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694]Christopher Darlington Morley
But the Union Party was so far from being a unit that during the summer factional quarrels developed within its ranks.
Abraham Lincoln and the UnionNathaniel W. Stephenson
Iceland, at that time, was torn with factional feuds, and Snorre understood to perfection the art of fishing in troubled waters.
The Story of NorwayHjalmar H. Boyesen