factionalize
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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And a family you defend: “Believing becomes an activity. People in movements take stands, mobilize for common causes, hold conferences, fight and factionalize and build solidarity.”
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2016
Identity, Azm said, comes from town, tribe, or sectarian identity, which adds up to a factionalized country.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2025
He focused on personal priorities like criminal justice reform, and he jousted with rivals in a factionalized West Wing while absenting himself at key moments, to the frustration of colleagues.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
The reason we made "Sense8" was that we as a culture have been factionalized, tribalized and marginalized to the extreme.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2019
Not only that, but even the factions are factionalized, and have been since at least the 1960s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2018
But a mainstream candidate could nonetheless impress party elites and voters enough to overcome disadvantage in such a factionalized atmosphere.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2015
There's no tension or factionalizing over skin color.
From The Verge ● Feb. 25, 2016
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