" factions "

 [ "faction" ]

1: A number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.

  * e.g.,  ... Yo momma's so stupid she thought James Madison was part of the Antifederalist party. 

 [ "Factional" ]

1: A fact that became fiction, due to excess exaggeration. Usually describing stories told by others.

  * e.g.,  ... The story John told you about the party was so factional, he didn't get laid at all. 

 [ "Factions" ]

1: Minecraft Factions is a Minecraft game mode where you work together with friends and create a team.

  * e.g.,  ... I am going to play minecraft factions! 

 [ "faction" ]

1: This isn't an urban word, for one thing, but if the front page suggestion insists...

  * e.g.,  ... Faction eradicated. Lady Deidre Skye has been captured and is awaiting your interrogation. 

 [ "faction" ]

2: A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group.

 [ "faction" ]

3: The teams in the PC game, Alpha Centauri, are factions

 [ "The Faction" ]

1: Used to describe the great power, only achieved when the two RW's meet!

  * e.g.,  ... The faction has the power to sort this out, but we'd have more if only Byron Cobb could join The Faction. 

 [ "factionism" ]

1: A mindset in which a person thinks only or mostly of the group s/he belongs to, sometimes to the detriment of others.

  * e.g.,  ... Some factionistic Serbs refuse to acknowledge the Srebrenica massacre. 

 [ "Faction" ]

1: A term used to describe an orgaization or guild. Usually used in RPGs.

  * e.g.,  ... The Steel Faction is a dangerous group of cocksmokers. 

 [ "Faction" ]

1: A half-truth; a combination of the words 'fact' and 'fiction'.

  * e.g.,  ... Politicians use many factions to divert from telling the complete truth. 

 [ "faction" ]

1: n. A group of people who express a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group. Usually the people in this group do not let others in unless they can somehow prove that they share similar interests and/or beliefs

  * e.g.,  ... Which faction are you from? 

 [ "faction" ]

2: One example of factions is all of the high school subcultures eg. Preppies, Nerds, Jocks, Bullies, Townies, Hackers etc.

 [ "faction" ]

3: Pronounced as fækʃən

 [ "faction" ]

1: A group sharing similar views, usually against other groups. Factions can be sports related, political, or social.

  * e.g.,  ... The FARC is a faction fighting the Colombian government due to political differences.