Bloc vs Faction - What's the difference?
bloc | faction | Synonyms |
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
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.
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Strife; discord.
* 1805 , Johann Georg Cleminius, Englisches Lesebuch für Kaufleute ,
* 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,
A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction
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
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Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* Eastern Bloc * Soviet Bloc * trading blocAnagrams
* ----faction
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(wikipedia faction)Etymology 1
.Noun
(en noun)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.
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.