factie

Dutch

Etymology

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”).

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  • Hyphenation: fac‧tie

Noun

factie f (plural facties or factiën, diminutive factietje n)

  1. (politics, especially Ancient Rome) faction, clique, a temporary opportunistic alliance between politicians who are otherwise unaligned
  2. (gaming) faction, a player (computer or human) with a distinct civilisation

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