Other Word Forms
- factionalism noun
- factionalist noun
- interfactional adjective
- unfactional adjective
Etymology
Origin of factional
Example Sentences
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Ordained a priest in 2002, she became the first female Bishop of London in 2018, only four years after the church began allowing women bishops after years of bitter factional wrangling.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
But some backbenchers have complained about "petty factional manoeuvring" and are calling for the decision to be reconsidered.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
Rodríguez’s tone shift highlighted the balance that her shaky interim leadership is testing out as she tries to withstand U.S. pressure while keeping the country’s so-called revolutionary government from dissolving into factional infighting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
Unfortunately, factional friction is pretty much all that Martin has presided over since.
From Slate • Jun. 21, 2025
Because of this, they would encourage factional strife in some of their subject towns in order to control them more easily.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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