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[ noun ] a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
Synonyms Used in print (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)Lacking the respected and effective institutions that consensus helps provide , minority parties , such_as the P.D.I. in 1957 and the progressive Istiqlal faction in 1958 , clamor for elections when out of power , but are not at_all certain they wish_to be controlled by popular choice when in power . (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)The glorious news had been held_up pending Heavenly confirmation of the elevation of a new Supreme_Bishop , Huey_Short - a candidate accepted by the Boone faction after lots had been cast repeatedly . |
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[ noun ] a dissenting clique
Synonyms Related terms clique right left old_guard pro-choice_faction pro-life_faction splinter_group |
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