Definition of faction

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Faction (n.) A party, in political society, combined or acting in union, in opposition to the government, or state; -- usually applied to a minority, but it may be applied to a majority; a combination or clique of partisans of any kind, acting for their own interests, especially if greedy, clamorous, and reckless of the common good..

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Antiputrescent :: Antiputrescent (a.) Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic..
Complacency :: Complacency (n.) The manifestation of contentment or satisfaction; good nature; kindness; civility; affability.
Treat :: Treat (n.) That which affords entertainment; a gratification; a satisfaction; as, the concert was a rich treat..
Faction :: Faction (n.) One of the divisions or parties of charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games of the circus.
Anthropolite :: Anthropolite (n.) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it..
Liquefaction :: Liquefaction (n.) The state of being liquid.
Answer :: Answer (v. i.) To be or act by way of compliance, fulfillment, reciprocation, or satisfaction; to serve the purpose; as, gypsum answers as a manure on some soils..
Aseptic :: Aseptic (a.) Not liable to putrefaction; nonputrescent.
Disinfect :: Disinfect (v. t.) To free from infectious or contagious matter; to destroy putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuous.
Satisfy :: Satisfy (v. i.) To give satisfaction; to afford gratification; to leave nothing to be desired.
Emissary :: Emissary (n.) An agent employed to advance, in a covert manner, the interests of his employers; one sent out by any power that is at war with another, to create dissatisfaction among the people of the latter..
Revenge :: Revenge (v. t.) To inflict harm in return for, as an injury, insult, etc.; to exact satisfaction for, under a sense of injury; to avenge; -- followed either by the wrong received, or by the person or thing wronged, as the object, or by the reciprocal pronoun as direct object, and a preposition before the wrong done or the wrongdoer..
Extend :: Extend (v. t.) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent..
Tabefaction :: Tabefaction (n.) A wasting away; a gradual losing of flesh by disease.
Assuefaction :: Assuefaction (n.) The act of accustoming, or the state of being accustomed; habituation..
Pleasing :: Pleasing (a.) Giving pleasure or satisfaction; causing agreeable emotion; agreeable; delightful; as, a pleasing prospect; pleasing manners..
Liquefaction :: Liquefaction (n.) The act or operation of making or becoming liquid; especially, the conversion of a solid into a liquid by the sole agency of heat..
Putrescent :: Putrescent (a.) Of or pertaining to the process of putrefaction; as, a putrescent smell..
Factionary :: Factionary (a.) Belonging to a faction; being a partisan; taking sides.
Rarification :: Rarification (n.) See Rarefaction.
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