Small organized groups within a larger organization, often in conflict with other groups.
From Latin 'factio' meaning a making or doing, from 'facere' to make. Originally neutral, it developed negative connotations of divisive group-making within larger bodies.
Factions reveal the fundamental human tendency to form tribes within tribes - even in the most unified organizations, people will create smaller loyalties that can either strengthen or destroy the larger whole.
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