faction

  1. Noun.  A group of people, especially within a political organization, who express a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
  2. Noun.  Strife; discord.
  3. Noun.  A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction.

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