"factionist" meaning in English

See factionist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: factionists [plural]
Etymology: faction + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|faction|ist}} faction + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} factionist (plural factionists)
  1. A member of a faction.
    Sense id: en-factionist-en-noun-lTG0Pg9Z
  2. One who promotes strife or discord.
    Sense id: en-factionist-en-noun-XTqD0nWN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 13 87

Inflected forms

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