f 4 a 1 c 3 t 1 i 1 o 1 n 1
7 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
noun a dissenting clique
originBorrowed from Middle French faction, from Latin factiō (“a group of people acting together, a political faction”), noun of process from perfect passive participle factus, from faciō (“do, make”). Doublet of fashion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0