faction

[1]	group , cabal , junto , cabal , bloc , camarilla , cadre , camp , splinter group , circle , camarilla , clique , set , coterie , lobby , pressure group , junta/junto , ring , gang , (Brit) ginger group , (Colloq) crowd
[2]	dissension , sect , intrigue , strife , sedition , disharmony , discord , disagreement , quarrelling , contention , controversy , infighting , rupture , split , rift , schism , clash