facção

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin factio, factiōnem. Compare the inherited doublet feição (“aspect, feature”).

Pronunciation

(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /fak.ˈsɐ̃õ/
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Noun

facção f (plural facções)

faction (group of people)
(politics) a subdivision of a political party
(religion) sect

Synonyms

(faction): grupo, conjunto
(sect): seita

Meronyms

(faction): pessoa, indivíduo
(subdivision of political party): político
(sect): religioso, fiel, crente

Holonyms

(subdivision of political party): partido
(sect): religião

Related terms

faccionar
faccionado
facciosidade
facciosismo
faccioso

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