[ˈfakʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics
(e.g: the left-wing faction of the party)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century (denoting the action of doing or making something): via French from Latin factio(n-), from facere ‘do, make’

[ˈfakʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a literary and cinematic genre in which real events are used as a basis for a fictional narrative or dramatization
(e.g: the current vogue for faction seems about to overwhelm narrative history)


Phrases:

Origin:
1960s: blend of fact and fiction