See faction on Wiktionary
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"text": "The left-wing faction of the party was gaining influence."
},
{
"text": "Tensions arose between different factions within the committee."
}
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"A faction is a group within a larger group that has different ideas and opinions than the rest of the group."
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"ipa": "/ˈfækʃən/",
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"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-faction.wav",
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