faction
I
noun
cabal, camarilla, clique, conspiracy, contentious group, disaccord, disagreeing party, discord, dissension, dissent, division, factio, pars, partisan conflict, partisanship, pressure group, side, splinter party, united body
II
index
cabal, conflict, constituency, contention (opposition), denomination, disaccord, disagreement, discord, dissidence, disturbance, division (act of dividing), feud, incompatibility (difference), organization (association), party (political organization), schism, side, society, sodality, split, strife
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006