political faction
Ideological splinter group
A political faction is a group within a larger party or movement that shares distinct views or pursues particular goals, often in tension with other groups in the same organization.
Factions may form around ideology, personality, or strategy: The progressive faction clashed with party moderates over the climate bill.
The term often implies internal division or rivalry.
- splinter groupBreakaway subset of organization
- voteFormal choice expression
- swing voteBallot determining close outcomes
- Democratic PartyLiberal American political organization
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
followers · elections · bloc · party line · partisanship · Conservative Party · Bolshevik · party leader · party boss · power broker · smoke-filled room · speech · schism · party platform · inner circle · old guard · rank and file · Republican Party
political factionnonpartisan
Not aligned politically
apolitical · neutral party · independents · unaffiliated · technocrats
political factionpolitical party
Election-seeking ideological organization
unified front · broad coalition · body politic · political unity · national movement
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