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• n  a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
• n  a dissenting clique

• The faction held the majority party to ransom and during the time the spoils were being distributed, extracted their pound of flesh.
• As the Lebanese military battles Fatah al-Islam, a key question remains: What does the Sunni extremist faction want?.
• The Russian State Duma on 3 April shut the Communist faction out of all the key committees in the lower house of the Russian parliament.

• cabal
• junto
• camarilla
• sect

News & Articles

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• From the West looking East: ‘Tents’ in need of revival
  Three words for some thoughtful young Republicans concerned about the future of their party: Save your breath. Those worried that the GOP is losing traction with young voters know exactly who runs the party today: its most reactionary — meaning least conciliatory — faction in generations. So the College Republican National Committee could have saved precious ink and said “the heck with” rather ...
  June 13, 2013 - The Sierra Vista Herald
• Opinion: The church is need of a revival
  Three words for some thoughtful young Republicans concerned about the future of their party: Save your breath. Those worried that the GOP is losing traction with young voters know exactly who runs the party today: its most reactionary — meaning least conciliatory — faction in generations.
  June 12, 2013 - Summit Daily News

Quotes

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• Nelson Mandela in Washington Post
  Let no individual, section, faction or group ever regard itself as greater than the organization,Mandela said. "Our nation comes from a history of deep division and strife; let us never, through our deeds or words, take our people back...
• Nicholas Burns in USA Today
  Burns said that because of a "tumultuous political environment" in Iran "we believe there is a faction inside that government that wishes to accept this offer to negotiate."
• Barack Obama in ABC News
  When our troops go into battle, they serve no faction,Obama said. "They serve no party. They represent no race or region. They are simply Americans."