factional

[ fak-shuh-nl ]

/ ˈfæk ʃə nl /

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adjective

of a faction or factions.

self-interested; partisan: Factional interests had obstructed justice.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Origin of factional

First recorded in 1640–50; faction¹ + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM factional

fac·tion·al·ism, nounfac·tion·al·ist, nounin·ter·fac·tion·al, adjectiveun·fac·tion·al, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH factional

1. factional , factious, factitious2. factional , fictional3. factional , fractional

Words nearby factional

fact finder, fact-finding, factice, facticity, faction, factional, factionalize, faction fight, factious, factitious, factitious disorder

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The authorities, initially at least, had widespread cross-factional political support.
Egypt: Al Jazeera Had ‘Marriott Cell’ Of Terror|Alastair Beach|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To improve the quality of life, factional disputes are being cast aside.
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But whereas before, discipline used to flow from elected leadership down, today it flows from factional leadership up.
Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Political Parties|David Frum|October 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As a consequence, the leadership transition is fraught with conspiracies and fierce factional infighting.
The Eerie Echoes Between the Trials of Bo Xilai and His Father|Wenguang Huang, Pin Ho|August 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The factional balance between elitists and populists is no longer at equilibrium.
Xi Jinping and the Princelings Take Power in China|Melinda Liu|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The strength of the new party was frittered away in doctrinaire factional strife between the single taxers and the socialists.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States|Selig Perlman
This factional struggle greatly complicates every revolutionary movement.
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin
The struggle for place is continued as a factional fight within the newly ruling crowd.
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin
We were too near the fight still, and there were party wounds to be bound up and little factional sores that had to be healed.
The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories|Paul Laurence Dunbar
It is very painful to me that you in Missouri cannot or will not settle your factional quarrel among yourselves.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Six|Abraham Lincoln

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