faction1
n.
a small dissenting group within a larger one.
Derivative
- factional adj.
- factionalism n.
- factionally adv.
Etymology
C15 (denoting the action of doing or making): via Fr. from L. factio(n-), from facere ‘do, make’.
faction2
n.
a literary and cinematic genre in which real events are used as a basis for a fictional narrative or dramatization.
Etymology
1960s: blend of fact and fiction.
