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Red Guards
Red Guards in Chinese history, politically active students of the Cultural Revolution (1966-69), who organized units to carry out Mao Zedong 's aim of rerevolutionizing Chinese society. As their numbers grew, the units engaged in factional struggles, and in 1968 Mao suppressed the movement. ... Read more
Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Vishwanath Pratap Singh , 1931-, Indian politician and prime minister (1989-90). As finance minister under Rajiv Gandhi (1984-87) he pursued policies of economic liberalization. Expelled from Gandhi's Congress faction in 1989, he formed an anti-Congress coalition, the Janata Dal. He became prime m... Read more
Students for a Democratic Society
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), in U.S. history, a radical student organization of the 1960s. In the influential Port Huron (Mich.) Statement (1962), the organization, founded in 1960, presented its vision for post-Vietnam War America and called for students to join in a movement to establ... Read more
center
center in politics, a party following a middle course. The term was first used in France in 1789, when the moderates of the National Assembly sat in the center of the hall. It can refer to a separate party in a political system, e.g., the Catholic Center party of imperial and Weimar Germany, or to ... Read more
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ahmed Ben Bella , 1919-, Algerian statesman. After World War II he joined the Algerian nationalist movement and soon became a leader of its terrorist faction. He later (1952-56) served as director of the movement. Imprisoned (1956-62) for his activities, he became Algeria's first premier after indep... Read more
Guido Cavalcanti
Guido Cavalcanti , c.1255-1300, Italian poet; friend of Dante, whose work was greatly influenced by Cavalcanti's style. He belonged to the White faction in the struggle of the Guelphs in Florence and was exiled to Sarzana. There he fell ill with malaria and died soon after his recall. Much of his ve... Read more
dark horse
dark horse in U.S. politics, a person unexpectedly chosen by a major party as a candidate for public office, especially for the presidency. A presidential dark horse is usually chosen at a party national convention and often has acquired only a local or limited reputation at the time of his nominat... Read more
Spencer Compton Cavendish Devonshire, 8th duke of
Spencer Compton Cavendish Devonshire, 8th duke of , 1833-1908, British statesman. He became marquess of Hartington in 1858. He frequently held office in Liberal cabinets and by 1880 was a recognized leader of the conservative (Whig) faction of the Liberal party with regard to social legislation. He ... Read more
John Dillon
John Dillon 1851-1927, Irish nationalist. A supporter of Charles Stewart Parnell , he entered Parliament in 1880 and was arrested several times for his advocacy of boycotting and agrarian agitation. After the Parnell divorce scandal, Dillon led the anti-Parnell faction until the Nationalist party ... Read more
George Keith
George Keith c.1638-1716, Scottish preacher. Joining the Quakers c.1663, he was closely associated with Robert Barclay, George Fox, and other influential Friends. Shortly after his arrival in America (1684) he became the leader of a separate faction known as Christian Quakers, for which he was deno... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "faction"

Soyuz Faction
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History SOYUZ FACTION The Soyuz faction was a group of hardliners in USSR Congress of People's Deputies...Yeltsin as its leader. Alksinis came up with the idea of the Soyuz faction in October 1989. It was launched on February 14, 1990, but only...
faction and feuding
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History faction and feuding between rival...more pressing priority. Thus faction and feuding were more pervasive...Gaelic Irish lords from both factions united in the Geraldine League...attempted to rule regardless of faction by promoting constitutional...
faction fighting
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History faction fighting, between rival groups who met at fairs , patterns , and other...had previously kept violence within acceptable limits. The feuds of rival factions, sometimes extending over years, have generally been interpreted as recreational...
faction
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature faction, a term coined c. 1970 to describe fiction based on and mingled with fact, at first applied particularly to American works of...
Parcham
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...intelligentsia; the Khalq faction had a predominantly rural and...base. In 1968, the Parcham faction published a newspaper also...Islamic." In April 1978 the two factions of the PDPA united to stage...the government. The Parcham faction was soon purged, however...
Federalist, Number 10
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...opposite conclusion: the more factions, the better. In Madison's view more factions would make it less likely...s plan for frustrating factions. Federalist, Number 10...and control the violence of faction. The friend of popular governments...
Kaifu Toshiki
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...the lower house, Kaifu joined the Miki faction of LDP Diet members. Almost immediately...favored and trusted confidants. After the faction's reins passed to Komoto Toshio upon...retirement in 1980, Kaifu stayed with the faction. His uninterrupted record of reelections...
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...political battles between the factions within the LDP, as the faction leaders contested the right...minister. Nakasone joined the faction of Kono Ichiro, who died in...Nakasone prevailed and the Kono faction became the Nakasone faction...
Kim Ok-kyun
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...unveiled hostility by the pro-Chinese faction of the Korean government. Due to pressures from the conservative faction, Kim was assigned to less and less...modern Korean army. The Chinese-backed faction of the Korean government, led by the...
Hume, David
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...was concerned about the formation of factions based on religion, politics, and other...a democratic society needs to prevent factions, which ultimately undermine the government...lead to violence. Madison agreed that factions can divide government but came to the...

Dictionary entries related to "faction"

Faction
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms Faction a company of people acting together, of ten a contentious group; a set or class of people. See also , , . Examples: factions of collegians, monks, and canons, 1530; of evil, 1614; of fools, 1606.
faction
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology faction XVI. — (O)F. — L. factiō , -ōn- , f. facere DO1 ; see -TION , and cf. FASHION , in some senses of which this word was formerly used. So factious XVI. — F. factieux or L. factiōsus .
-faction
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology -faction repr. L. -factiō , -ōn- , terminal el. of sbs. rel. to vbs. in -facere -FY , e.g. satisfaction ; extended to cases like petrifaction , where the corr. L. vb. would be in -ficāre .
The Trial of Anne Hutchinson at Newton (1637)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...practice to those opinions and factions that have been handled in court...those that are parties in this faction that you have heard of. ( Mrs...have joined with them in the faction. mrs. h. In what faction have I joined with them? gov...
Sōtō
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism ...into pro- and anti-Gikai factions. Those who opposed him thought...x14D; into two competing factions. After Ejō died...to succeed as abbot. The faction supporting Gikai prevailed...languished for a time, while the faction that went with Gikai out of...
Chinese Warlordism
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...mean "a clique of" or "a faction of." Zaibatsu, for example...were fewer than a dozen major factions, among which were three infamous...and 1920. The Zhili (Zhi) faction was commanded by Feng Guozhang...alliances; but the three northern factions stood out and commanded more...
Liberal Democratic Party
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...LDP has resembled more an alliance of factions than a disciplined political party. Indeed...party presidency, the recruitment of faction members from among the LDP's membership...hands, when Ozawa Ichirô led his faction out of the LDP and helped pass a vote...
Congress, Indian National
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...In 1969 it split between these two factions but was quickly rebuilt under Mrs Gandhi...for Indira). In 1979 she led this faction to victory in elections and again became...assassination in October 1984 the splits between factions largely healed and leadership of the...
Communist Party, United States of America
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...discovered a swift road to socialism. One left faction attended the Socialist Party's convention...International (Comintern). Another faction met on 1 September, also in Chicago...on terms. In May 1920, a minority CPA faction merged with the CLP to form the United...
Radicals and Radicalism
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...States when it was applied to a powerful faction of the governing Republican Party who...variety of socialist organizations and factions joined to create the Socialist Party...USA, founded initially out of radical factions of the Socialist Party in 1919. Communists...

Thesaurus entries related to "faction"

faction
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English faction • noun   1. the younger faction | a more radical faction synonyms : sector, section, group, side, party, band, set, ring, division, contingent, lobby, camp, bloc, clique, coalition, confederacy, coterie...
cell
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...chamber; dungeon, oubliette, lockup.   2. each cell of the honeycomb synonyms : compartment, cavity, hole, hollow, section.   3. terrorist cells synonyms : unit, faction, arm, section, ring, coterie, group.
caucus
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus caucus • noun   1. the conservative caucus synonyms : members, party, faction, camp, bloc, group, set, band, ring, cabal, coterie, pressure group.   2. caucuses will be held in eleven states...
camp
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...camp synonyms : campsite, campground, encampment, bivouac.   2. the liberal and conservative camps synonyms : faction, wing, group, lobby, caucus, bloc, party, coterie, sect, cabal. • verb  they camped in a field...
unit
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...2. a unit of currency synonyms : quantity, measure, denomination.   3. a guerrilla unit synonyms : detachment, contingent, division, company, squadron, corps, regiment, brigade, platoon, battalion; cell, faction.
work
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...the complete works of Shakespeare synonyms : writings, oeuvre, canon, output.   5. this is the work of a radical faction synonyms : handiwork, doing, act, deed.   6. ( works ) a lifetime spent doing good works synonyms : deeds, acts...
sect
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus sect • noun  she had been duped into joining a sect of supposed do-gooders synonyms : (religious) cult, religious group, denomination, persuasion, religious order; splinter group, faction.
lobby
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...synonyms : special interest group, interest group, pressure group; movement, campaign, crusade; lobbyists, supporters; faction, camp. • verb   1. readers are urged to lobby their legislators synonyms : seek to influence, try to...
junta
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus junta • noun  Myanmar's military junta has freed five more opposition lawmakers synonyms : faction, cabal, clique, camarilla, party, set, ring, gang, league, confederacy.
movement
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...shift, shifting, conveyance, moving, transfer.   3. the labor movement synonyms : political group, party, faction, wing, lobby, camp.   4. a movement to declare war on poverty synonyms : campaign, crusade, drive, push...

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LDP factions hunting for votes.
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UKRAINE-FACTION-ROTATION.
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PPP FACTION PROPOSES NON-CONFIDENCE VOTE AGAINST HOUSE LEADERSHIP.
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Faction Media Expands Senior Management Team with the Addition of Former AMC and Comedy Central Cable Network Executive.
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Faction Media Wins an Incredible 11 Awards at Colorado's Business Marketing Association's 2009 Gold Key Awards.
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MPR FACTIONS GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON PRESIDENT MEGAWATI'S PERFORMANCE.
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Factions to submit names
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 1/18/2008; ; 466 words ; ...committee members. Both factions - led by Land Development...elected" president of his faction while the other faction...source said the Sng faction would nominate businessman...The source said the faction would retain Donald...of which of the two factions to recognise. Both...
Red Faction[R]: Guerrilla[TM] Now Available for Games for Windows - LIVE.
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UKRAINE-PARLIAMENT-FACTION-TRANSFER.
Newspaper article from: Ukraine News; 10/4/2005; 484 words ; UKRAINE-PARLIAMENT-FACTION-TRANSFER MP Bondarenko leaves Our Ukraine faction for BYT Kyiv, October 4 (Interfax-Ukraine...Bondarenko has left the Our Ukraine parliamentary faction and joined Yulia Tymoshenko's bloc. Verkhovna...