factional

[ fak-shuh-nl ]
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adjective
  1. of a faction or factions.

  2. self-interested; partisan: Factional interests had obstructed justice.

Origin of factional

1
First recorded in 1640–50; faction1 + -al1

Other words from factional

  • fac·tion·al·ism, noun
  • fac·tion·al·ist, noun
  • in·ter·fac·tion·al, adjective
  • un·fac·tion·al, adjective

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