factionalism.

Division and rivalry among organized groups within a larger body.

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Words that belong together

• party factionalism
• internal factionalism

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Factionalism prevented the committee from presenting a common position.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.