FACTION   

GROUP of PERSONS HAVING the SAME ASPIRATIONS AND OFTEN:typically VOLUNTARILY ESTABLISHED FOR INFLUENCING a GOVERNMENT OR INSTITUTION.
PARTYCLIQUECOTERIECAUCUSCABALBLOCCAMPGROUPGROUPINGSECTORSECTIONWINGARMBRANCHSETGINGER GROUPPRESSURE GROUPGANG
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for a faction is dǎng 黨. 2. Bǐ zhōu 比周 refers to political factions at royal courts. 3. Péng dǎng 朋黨 refers to political "gangs" and friendship associations with clear political ambitions. 4. Dǎng yǔ 黨與 refers to a group of political supporters, and the word has somewhat milder negative overtones.
Modern Chinese Criteria
黨派 政派 教派 學派 左派 左翼 右派 右翼 守舊派 急進派 過激派 正統派 革新派 頑固派 中間派 京派 海派 官官相護 貓鼠同眠 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /
See also
  • SHELTERSAFEGUARD ENDURINGLY by GIVING SAFE DWELLING.
Hypernym
  • GROUP CATEGORY of PEOPLE OR THINGS which COOPERATE, MUTUALLY RESEMBLE OR are TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE. (anc: 16/0, child: 19)
  • CATEGORY ABSTRACT CONCEPT REFERRING TYPICALLY to MANY THINGS with RESEMBLING FEATURES. (anc: 15/0, child: 3)
  • CONCEPT ABSTRACT DEFINED IDEA of OBJECTS of THOUGHT. (anc: 14/0, child: 2)
  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    PARTY

    partes refers the party which is formed of itself by difference of principles and interests.

    factio refers to the clique of partisans, formed by narrow differences of the members of a party with each other, and who act together with blind party-spirit.

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.66:47

    FACTION.PARTI

  • Words (16 items)

      dǎng OC: taaŋʔ MC: tɑŋ 31 Attributions

    The current general word for a faction is dǎng 黨.

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 私/PRIVATE The dominant current word for privacy is sī 私 (ant. gōng 公 "public"), and the word designates everything that falls outside the responsibility of public administration. Contrast SELFISH.
    • Contrast: 偏/PARTIAL The current general word for being partial rather than catholic in orientation of coverage is piān 偏 (ant. quán 全 "completely").
    • Contrast: 群/GROUP The current general term for a group is qún 群.
    • Assoc: 與/COOPERATE The current general word for cooperation is yǔ 與 (ant. jué 絕 "cut off relations with").

      Syntactic words
    • nfaction; group; partyCH
    • nabactfactionalism
    • npost-Ncollectivegroup; faction, gang
    • vibe conspiratorial, be prone to form gangs
    • viactform gang, conspire at lower social levels
    • vt+prep+Nbe partial to
    • vtoNbe partial to, favour unfairly
    朋黨  péng dǎng OC: bɯɯŋ taaŋʔ MC: bəŋ tɑŋ 28 Attributions

    Péng dǎng 朋黨 refers to political "gangs" and friendship associations with clear political ambitions.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 比周/FACTION Bǐ zhōu 比周 refers to political factions at royal courts.
    • Oppos: 友/FRIEND The most general current word for a friend is yǒu 友 (ant. dí 敵 "enemy"), and the specific nuance indicated by this word is that of a commonality of feelings and interests, although it must be noted that the etymological link of the word is with the notion of "help", and in pre-SHI times the word tended to refer to cooperating associates rather than friends.

      Syntactic words
    • NPabactganging up, factionalism
    • NPadNfactional, friendship-based, partisan
    • NP{N1=N2}collectivefriendship group, association of friends; friends
    • VPiactform friendship groups
    比周  bì zhōu OC: bis tjɯw MC: bi tɕɨu 28 Attributions

    Bǐ zhōu 比周 refers to political factions at royal courts.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 朋黨/FACTION Péng dǎng 朋黨 refers to political "gangs" and friendship associations with clear political ambitions.

      Syntactic words
    • NPab{N1=N2}actfactionalism
    • VPiactform factions 相與比周
    • VPtoNform factions with 相比周
    黨與  dǎng yǔ OC: taaŋʔ k-laʔ MC: tɑŋ ji̯ɤ 9 Attributions

    Dǎng yǔ 黨與 refers to a group of political supporters, and the word has somewhat milder negative overtones.

      Syntactic words
    • NPabactthe building up of factions
    • NP{N1=N2}collectivefaction
      tú OC: daa MC: duo̝ 6 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • ncollectivescholarly faction; sort of person
    • npost-Nkind of person characterised by N; adherents of N
    親比  qīn bì MC: tshin bjijH OC: tshiŋ bis 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNrally to, establish a faction withLZ
      liú OC: ru MC: lɨu 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • ncollective(scholarly) faction
    黨人  dǎng rén OC: taaŋʔ njin MC: tɑŋ ȵin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPdefinitethe members of a clique or faction, conspirators, schemers
      shǔ OC: djoɡ MC: dʑi̯ok 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • npluralfollowers; adherents
      shū OC: kh-ra MC: ʈhi̯ɤ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNgang up with
      pí 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vt[oN]form factions, gang upLZ
    族黨  zú dǎng OC: sɡooɡ taaŋʔ MC: dzuk tɑŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPmfaction including the clan members
    枝派  zhī pài OC: kje phreeɡs MC: tɕiɛ phɣɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPfaction, branch
      jié OC: kiid MC: ket 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • viactgang up, form links
      qún OC: ɡlun MC: gi̯un 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • ncollectiveclique
    • vt+prep+Nband together with
      yǔ OC: ɢʷaʔ MC: ɦi̯o 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • npartisan