faction

Значение

1. A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
2. Strife; discord.

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈfæk.ʃən/

Этимология

Borrowed from Middle French faction, from Latin factiō (“a group of people acting together, a political faction”), noun of process from perfect passive participle factus, from faciō (“do, make”). Doublet of fashion.