Faction

Borrowing from frm faction, from Latin factiÅ (""), noun of process from perfect passive participle factus, from faciÅ ("do, make").

Full definition of faction

(plural factions)

A group of people, especially within a political organization, who express a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.

1748, w, Essays, Moral and Political Chapter Of Parties in General â€” How factions arise and contend., Real factions may be divided into those from interest, from principle, and from affection

1805, Johann Georg Cleminius, Englisches Lesebuch fÃ¼r Kaufleute, pg. 188:Publick sic affairs soon fell into the utmost confusion, and in this state of faction and perplexity, the island continued, until its re-capture by the French in 1779.
2001, Odd Magne Bakke, "Concord and Peace": A Rhetorical Analysis of the First Letter of Clement With an Emphasis on the Language of Unity and Sedition, publ. Mohr Siebeck, ISBN 3161476379, pg. 89:He asks the audience if they believe that they will be more loved by the gods if the city is in a state of faction than if they govern the city with good order and concord.

(plural factions)

A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction