FACTION
NOUNS
► MONOPOLE an unlawful gathering; a conspiracy; a faction → 1550 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► FACTIONARY a member of a faction; a partisan → 1555
► FACTIONEER a member of a faction; a party-man → c1710
► FACTIONER one who makes or joins a faction; a partisan → 1587 obs.
► FACTIONIST one who promotes or leads a faction; a member of a faction, a partisan → 1609
VERBS
► FACTIONATE to join together in a faction; to band together → 1611 obs.
– to form factions → 1642 obs.
► FACTIONEER to busy oneself in factions → 1881
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