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Bloc vs Faction - What's the difference?

bloc | faction | Synonyms |

As nouns the difference between bloc and faction

is that bloc is a group of voters or politicians who share common goals while faction is a group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.

As a proper noun Bloc

is bloc Québécois.

bloc

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a group of voters or politicians who share common goals
  • a group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance: e.g., the eastern bloc, the western bloc, a trading bloc
  • in specific contexts 'the bloc' may refer to:
  • # the countries in the Eurozone
  • # the countries in the European Union
  • Derived terms

    * Eastern Bloc * Soviet Bloc * trading bloc

    Anagrams

    * ----

    faction

    Etymology 1

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
  • *
  • Strife; discord.
  • * 1805 , Johann Georg Cleminius, Englisches Lesebuch für Kaufleute , pg. 188:
  • Publick [sic] affairs soon fell into the utmost confusion, and in this state of faction and perplexity, the island continued, until its re-capture by the French in 1779.
  • * 2001 , Odd Magne Bakke, "Concord and Peace": A Rhetorical Analysis of the First Letter of Clement With an Emphasis on the Language of Unity and Sedition , publ. Mohr Siebeck, ISBN 3161476379, pg. 89:
  • He asks the audience if they believe that they will be more loved by the gods if the city is in a state of faction than if they govern the city with good order and concord.
    Derived terms
    * factional * factionalize

    See also

    * splinter group

    Etymology 2

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction
  • See also
    * (Non-fiction novel) ----