All faction synonyms

noun faction

• clan — A clan is a group which consists of families that are related to each other.
• minority — the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole.
• junta — a small group ruling a country, especially immediately after a coup d'état and before a legally constituted government has been instituted.
• bloc — A bloc is a group of countries which have similar political aims and interests and that act together over some issues.
• gang — a group or band: A gang of boys gathered around the winning pitcher.
• party — a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
• wing — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
• side — one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
• sect — a body of persons adhering to a particular religious faith; a religious denomination.
• sector — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
• conclave — A conclave is a meeting at which the discussions are kept secret. The meeting which is held to elect a new Pope is called a conclave.
• set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
• cabal — a secret or exclusive set of people; clique
• crowd — A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something.
• partnership — the state or condition of being a partner; participation; association; joint interest.
• conspiracy — Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal.
• design — When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
• ring — a male given name.
• unit — a single thing or person.
• bunch — A bunch of people is a group of people who share one or more characteristics or who are doing something together.
• machine — an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine.
• combination — A combination of things is a mixture of them.
• section — a part that is cut off or separated.
• schism — division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.
• crew — The crew of a ship, an aircraft, or a spacecraft is the people who work on and operate it.
• cell — A cell is the smallest part of an animal or plant that is able to function independently. Every animal or plant is made up of millions of cells.
• combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
• circle — A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
• concern — Concern is worry about a situation.
• confederacy — A confederacy is a union of states or people who are trying to achieve the same thing.
• division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
• contingent — A contingent of police, soldiers, or military vehicles is a group of them.
• coterie — A coterie of a particular kind is a small group of people who are close friends or have a common interest, and who do not want other people to join them.
• club — A club is an organization of people interested in a particular activity or subject who usually meet on a regular basis.
• outfit — an assemblage of articles that equip a person for a particular task, role, trade, etc.: an explorer's outfit.
• band — A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop.
• knot — either of two large sandpipers, Calidris canutus or C. tenuirostris, that breed in the Arctic and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
• clique — If you describe a group of people as a clique, you mean that they spend a lot of time together and seem unfriendly towards people who are not in the group.
• mob — Digital Technology. (in a video game) a hostile nonplayer character that the player may target and fight.
• lobby — an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
• network — any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like: a network of arteries; a network of sewers under the city.
• guild — an organization of persons with related interests, goals, etc., especially one formed for mutual aid or protection.
• camp — A camp is a collection of huts and other buildings that is provided for a particular group of people, such as refugees, prisoners, or soldiers, as a place to live or stay.
• coalition — A coalition is a government consisting of people from two or more political parties.
• caucus — A caucus is a group of people within an organization who share similar aims and interests or who have a lot of influence.
• team — a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest: a football team.
• offshoot — a branch or lateral shoot from a main stem, as of a plant.
• intrigue — to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
• combo — A combo is a small group of musicians who play jazz, dance, or popular music.
• disharmony — lack of harmony; discord.