| 单词 | faction |
| 释义 | faction (once / 474 pages) n Fractions are smaller parts of whole numbers: one-quarter, one-tenth, one-half, and a faction is a smaller portion of a larger group that breaks away from it. A faction might take a fraction of the people from a large group and start a new group. The Latin source of the word faction means to "do" or "make," though a faction can seem to be a taking away or un-doing. Politics is one area where faction gets a lot of use, because a political party often starts with a large group but has some members who disagree with a belief or direction. These members separate from the larger party and become a faction of their own, with many of the same beliefs as the original group but with a few new differences, too. WORD FAMILYfaction: factions, factious+/factious: factiously USAGE EXAMPLESOther factions call clean coal a fig leaf to keep coal, with all of its environmental baggage, in the energy mix. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) As with previous agreements, the current cease-fire excludes both the al-Qaida-affiliated Fatah al-Sham Front, which fights alongside other rebel factions, and the Islamic State group. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) The Syrian army said the truce does not include al-Qaida’s branch in Syria and the Islamic State group, two of the most powerful armed factions. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a dissenting clique Syn|Hypo|Hyper sect splinter group a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization left, left wingthose who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare right, right wingthose who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged old guarda faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas pro-choice factionthose who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother pro-life factionthose who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited religious rightUnited States political faction that advocates social and political conservativism, school prayer, and federal aid for religious groups and schools hard rightthe extreme right wing camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose 2n a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue Syn|Hyper cabal, camarilla, junto camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose |
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