- [countable]
a small group of people within a larger one, whose members have some different aims and beliefs to those of the larger group （大团体中的）派系，派别，小集团 There are rival factions within the administration. 政府中有对立派别。
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc1He brokered a ceasefire agreement between the warring factions. 他在交战的双方之间斡旋，促成了停火协议。 the dominant faction within the government 政府内部的主要派别 the largest faction in the civil war 内战中最大的派系
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dominant
- main
- major
- …
- lead
- faction in
- faction within
- [uncountable] (formal)
opposition, disagreement, etc. that exists between small groups of people within an organization or political party 派系斗争；内讧 a party divided by faction and intrigue 因派系和阴谋诡计搞得四分五裂的政党
- [uncountable]
films, books, etc. that combine fact with fiction (= imaginary events) 纪实与虚构相结合的电影（或书等）
Word Originsenses 1 to 2 late 15th cent. (denoting the action of doing or making something): via French from Latin factio(n-), from facere ‘do, make’. sense 3 1960s: blend of fact and fiction.