/ˈfækʃn ||; ˈfækʃən/noun [C] a small group of people within a larger one whose members have some different aims and beliefs to those of the larger group （持歧见的）派别，派系: rival factions within the organization 组织内部对立的派别 ➔factional adj factional rivalries/disputes 派系之间的斗争╱争端