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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Faction \Fac"tion\, n. [L. factio a doing, a company of persons
   acting together, a faction: cf. F. faction See {Fashion}.]
   1. (Anc. Hist.) One of the divisions or parties of
      charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games
      of the circus.

   2. A party, in political society, combined or acting in
      union, in opposition to the government, or state; --
      usually applied to a minority, but it may be applied to a
      majority; a combination or clique of partisans of any
      kind, acting for their own interests, especially if
      greedy, clamorous, and reckless of the common good.

   3. Tumult; discord; dissension.

            They remained at Newbury in great faction among
            themselves.                           --Clarendon.

   Syn: Combination; clique; junto. See {Cabal}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

faction
     n 1: a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through
          intrigue [syn: {cabal}, {junto}, {camarilla}]
     2: a dissenting clique [syn: {sect}]