Other Word Forms
- factionalism noun
- factionalist noun
- interfactional adjective
- unfactional adjective
Etymology
Origin of factional
Example Sentences
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We’re talking about an enormous bureaucratic organization with 2,000 years of weird and troubled history, whose massive internal contradictions and bitter factional disputes are only partly visible to outsiders.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
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
Ms. Machado’s acceptance by a national majority reduces uncertainty, discourages factional violence, and channels political energy toward institutional restoration instead of confrontation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
We shouldn’t be looking for factional domination or the triumph of one school of progressive thought and strategy over another.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025
I had attended but a few meetings before I realized that a bitter factional fight was in progress between two groups of members of the club.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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