factional

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Factional flags were absent from the marches in Ramallah, with protesters holding up homemade signs and pictures of Banat.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2021

Factional candidates can easily surge in polls in this phase, but a more broadly appealing candidate could also break out.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2015

Based on the levels of elite support and broad acceptability, we place the candidates into three categories — Invisible Primary Leaders, Mainstream Options and Factional Favorites — and explain how they align with historical comparisons.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2015

Factional and ideological rivalries within the faculty had subsided since Kagan's days as a student, but they remained pronounced.

From Washington Post • May 11, 2010

Factional fighting between the government and its   opponents remains a drag on economic revitalization, with GDP growth   at only 0.5% in 2004.

From The 2005 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency