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—factionalism, n. —factionalist, n./fak"sheuh nl/, adj.1. of a faction or factions.2. self-interested; partisan: Factional interests had obstructed justice.[1640-50; FACTION1 + -AL1]
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facţional — FACŢIONÁL, Ă adj. De facţiune. [pron. ţi o . / cf. it. fazionale]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN FACŢIONÁL, Ă adj. facţionar. (< it. fazionale) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
factional — index divergent, partial (part), partisan Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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factional — fac|tion|al [ fækʃənl ] adjective involving factions in a group: factional fighting ╾ fac|tion|al|ism noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
factional — UK [ˈfækʃ(ə)nəl] / US [ˈfækʃən(ə)l] adjective involving factions in a group factional fighting Derived word: factionalism noun uncountable … English dictionary
factional — faction ► NOUN ▪ a small dissenting group within a larger one. DERIVATIVES factional adjective factionalism noun factionally adverb. ORIGIN originally in the sense «doing, making»: from Latin facere do, make … English terms dictionary
factional part — index proportion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
factional — adjective see faction … New Collegiate Dictionary
