English-Thai Dictionary

faction

N ปัญหา หรือ ความขัดแย้ง ภายใน กลุ่ม  dissension pan-ha-rue-kwam-kad-yaeng-pai-nai-klum

 

faction

N ฝ่าย หรือ กลุ่ม ที่ มีเสียง ส่วนน้อย  fai-rue-klum-ti-me-siang-suan-noi

 

factional

ADJ เกี่ยวข้องกับ ฝ่าย หรือ พรรคการเมือง  kiao-kong-kab-fai-rue-pak-kan-mueang

 

factionary

A เกี่ยวกับ ฝ่าย หนึ่ง ฝ่าย ใด 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FACTION

n.[L. factio, from facio, to make or do. ] 1. A party, in political society, combined or acting in union, in opposition to the prince, government or state; usually applied to a minority, but it may be applied to a majority. sometimes a state is divided into factions nearly equal. Rome was almost always disturbed by factions. Republics are proverbial for factions, and factions in monarchies have often effected revolutions.
A feeble government produces more factions than an oppressive one.
By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.
2. Tumult; discord; dissension.

 

FACTIONARY

n.A party man; one of a faction. [Little used. ]

 

FACTIONER

n.One of a faction. [Not in use. ]

 

FACTIONIST

n.One who promotes faction.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FACTION

Fac "tion, n. Etym: [L. factio a doing, a company of persons acting together, a faction: cf. F. faction See Fashion. ]

 

1. (Anc. Hist. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

FACTIONARY

Fac "tion *a *ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. factionnaire, L. factionarius the head of a company of charioteers.]

 

Defn: Belonging to a faction; being a partisan; taking sides. [Obs. ] Always factionary on the party of your general. Shak.

 

FACTIONER

FACTIONER Fac "tion *er (-r ), n.

 

Defn: One of a faction. Abp. Bancroft.

 

FACTIONIST

FACTIONIST Fac "tion *ist, n.

 

Defn: One who promotes faction.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

faction

fac tion 1 |ˈfakSHən ˈfækʃən | ▶noun a small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, esp. in politics: the left-wing faction of the party. • a state of conflict within an organization; dissension. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (denoting the action of doing or making something ): via French from Latin factio (n- ), from facere ‘do, make. ’

 

faction

fac tion 2 |ˈfækʃən ˈfakSHən | ▶noun a literary and cinematic genre in which real events are used as a basis for a fictional narrative or dramatization. ORIGIN 1960s: blend of fact and fiction .

 

factional

fac tion al |ˈfakSHənl ˈfækʃnəl | ▶adjective relating or belonging to a faction: factional leaders. • characterized by dissent: factional conflicts. DERIVATIVES fac tion al ism |-ˌizəm |noun, fac tion al ly adverb

 

factionalize

fac tion al ize |ˈfakSHənl -īz ˈfækʃ (ə )nəˌlaɪz | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (esp. of a political party or other organized group ) split or divide into factions: there was a tendency for students to factionalize.

 

Oxford Dictionary

faction

faction 1 |ˈfakʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics: the left-wing faction of the party. • [ mass noun ] dissension within an organization. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (denoting the action of doing or making something ): via French from Latin factio (n- ), from facere ‘do, make ’.

 

faction

faction 2 |ˈfakʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a literary and cinematic genre in which real events are used as a basis for a fictional narrative or dramatization. ORIGIN 1960s: blend of fact and fiction .

 

factional

fac |tion ¦al |ˈfakʃ (ə )n (ə )l | ▶adjective relating or belonging to a faction: factional leaders. • characterized by dissent: factional conflicts. DERIVATIVES factionalism noun, factionally adverb

 

factionalize

factionalize |ˈfakʃ (ə )nəlʌɪz |(also factionalise ) ▶verb [ no obj. ] (especially of a political party or other organized group ) split or divide into factions: there was a tendency for students to factionalize.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

faction

faction noun 1 a faction of the party: clique, coterie, caucus, cabal, bloc, camp, group, grouping, sector, section, wing, arm, branch, set; ginger group, pressure group. 2 the council was split by faction: infighting, dissension, dissent, dispute, discord, strife, conflict, friction, argument, disagreement, controversy, quarreling, wrangling, bickering, squabbling, disharmony, disunity, schism.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

faction

faction noun 1 he was supported by a faction of the Liberal Party: clique, coterie, caucus, cabal, bloc, camp, group, grouping, side, sector, section, wing, arm, branch, division, contingent, set, ring, lobby; ginger group, pressure group, splinter group, fringe movement, minority group. 2 the council was increasingly split by faction: infighting, dissension, dissent, dispute, discord, strife, contention, conflict, friction, argument, difference of opinion, disagreement, controversy, quarrelling, wrangling, bickering, squabbling, disputation, falling-out, debate, division, divisiveness, clashing, disharmony, disunity, variance, rupture, tumult, turbulence, upheaval, dissidence, rebellion, insurrection, sedition, mutiny, schism. ANTONYMS harmony.

 

Duden Dictionary

Faction

Fac tion Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈfækʃən |die Faction; Genitiv: der Faction Kunstwort aus englisch fac t (vgl. Fact ) und fic tion (vgl. Fiction )Literatur- oder Filmgattung, in der wahre Begebenheiten künstlerisch gestaltet werden

 

Faction-Prosa

Fac tion-Pro sa , Fac tion pro sa Substantiv, feminin , die Factionprosa |ˈfækʃən … ˈfækʃən …|die Faction-Prosa; Genitiv: der Faction-Prosa die Factionprosa; Genitiv: der Factionprosa englisch ; lateinisch amerikanische Dokumentarliteratur seit Mitte der 60er -Jahre des 20. Jahrhunderts

 

French Dictionary

faction

faction n. f. nom féminin Groupe subversif. : Une faction des Brigades rouges. LOCUTION Être de faction, en faction. Assurer la surveillance d ’un lieu. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom fraction, partie d ’un tout.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

faction

fac tion 1 /fǽkʃ (ə )n /名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C (政党内部などの )派閥, 党派, 会派 ; 対立グループ ; 少数派 ▸ split into warring [rival ] factions 敵対する派閥に分裂する 2 U ｟かたく ｠派閥争い [抗争 ], 内紛 .

 

faction

fac tion 2 〖fac t ＋fic tion 〗名詞 C U ｟くだけて ｠ドキュメンタリー番組 [映画, 小説 ], 実話小説 〘実話に基づくがフィクションを含むこともある 〙.

 

factional

fac tion al /fǽkʃ (ə )n (ə )l /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗派閥 (間 )の ; 派閥色の強い 〈紛争 不和など 〉.～ì sm 名詞 U 派閥間闘争 .～ly 副詞