faction

[US]/ˈfækʃn/
[UK]/ˈfækʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. liten grupp inom en organisation; fraktion.
Word Forms
Pluralfactions

Phrases & Collocations

political faction

politisk fraktion

factional conflict

fraktionskonflikt

factional leader

fraktionsledare

party faction

partifraktion

factional struggle

fraktionsstrid

Example Sentences

a petty faction of people

en liten grupp människor

antipathetic factions within the party.

antipatetiska fraktioner inom partiet.

ascendant moderate factions in the party.

framåtriktade och måttliga fraktioner inom partiet.

the left-wing faction of the party.

vänsterfalangen av partiet.

Faction almost broke up the club.

Falangen var nära att splittra klubben.

rival factions within the party

rivaliserande falanger inom partiet

Faction almost broke up the party.

Falangen var nära att splittra partiet.

factions fighting for supremacy within the Church

falanger som kämpade om överhögheten inom kyrkan

peace between the warring factions in the area

fred mellan de stridande falangerna i området

the factions remained in being .

falangerna förblev kvar.

factions within the government were contending for the succession to the presidency.

fraktioner inom regeringen tävlade om efterträdelsen till presidentämbetet.

The two factions joined to oppose the measure.

De två falangerna gick samman för att motsätta sig åtgärden.

The warring factions have at last come to terms.

De stridande falangerna har äntligen kommit överens.

The attack on their country united squabbling political factions in a common purpose.

Attacken på deras land förenade grälsträchtiga politiska falanger i ett gemensamt syfte.

the activists urged militant factions to rise up .

aktivisterna uppmanade militanta falanger att resa sig.

faction leaders wielded enormous influence within the party.

Falangledare utövade enormt inflytande inom partiet.

made peace between the two factions; not making sense; didn't make the quota.

ingick fred mellan de två falangerna; det gav inte mening; nådde inte kvoten.

During the negotiations the opposing faction had us over a barrel.

Under förhandlingarna hade den motstående falangen oss i ett kläm.

Real-world Examples

665. The compact faction fractured because of friction.

665. Den kompakta fraktionen splittrades på grund av friktion.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

Clashes between rival military factions have continued in Sudan.

Sammanstötningar mellan rivaliserande militära fraktioner har fortsatt i Sudan.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2023

You've mentioned Hamas and other Palestinian factions.

Du har nämnt Hamas och andra palestinska fraktioner.

Source: NPR News May 2019 Compilation

Are there factions within Boko Haram?

Finns det fraktioner inom Boko Haram?

Source: NPR News November 2014 Compilation

It's Palestinian factions that are - they were putting the cease-fire.

Det är palestinska fraktioner som - de hanterade eldstaden.

Source: NPR News May 2019 Compilation

In Syria, the largest rebel faction near Damascus began withdrawing today.

I Syrien började den största rebellfraktionen nära Damaskus dra sig tillbaka idag.

Source: PBS English News

And so they will be the third largest faction in parliament.

Och så kommer de att vara den tredje största fraktionen i parlamentet.

Source: NPR News May 2015 Compilation

The international community is pushing the warring factions to reach a peace deal.

Det internationella samfundet uppmanar de stridande fraktionerna att nå en fredsuppgörelse.

Source: VOA Standard January 2014 Collection

Sudan's army has suspended ceasefire talks with the rival paramilitary faction RSF.

Sudans armé har pausat samtal om eldstädning med den rivaliserande paramilitära fraktionen RSF.

Source: CRI Online June 2023 Collection

The followers of Trotsky are a very important faction in the Spanish Civil War.

Följare av Trotsky är en mycket viktig fraktion i det spanska inbördeskriget.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

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