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fac•tion

Pronunciation: (fak'shun), [key]
—n.
1. a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like: a faction in favor of big business.
2. party strife and intrigue; dissension: an era of faction and treason.

fac•tion

Pronunciation: (fak'shun), [key]
—n. Informal.
1. a form of writing or filmmaking that treats real people or events as if they were fictional or uses them as an integral part of a fictional account.
2. a novel, film, play, or other presentation in this form.

facticity

factional