Branch and Faction

Branch

Branch noun - A major outgrowth from the main stem of a woody plant.

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Faction and branch are semantically related In some cases you can use "Faction" instead a noun "Branch".

Faction noun - A group of people acting together within a larger group.

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Branch and faction are semantically related in clique topic. Sometimes you can use "Branch" instead a noun "Faction".

particular	particular branch	particular faction
specific	specific branch	specific faction
certain	certain branch	certain faction
separate	separate branch	separate faction
Other adjectives: original, single, small, powerful, entire, large, main, secret, new, major, minor, military, radical, different, largest.

Deadly Decadent Court: Despite being an account of everyday life in such a setting, Sei tends to skim over the political tensions and pretty much ignores the fact that the Empress and her faction are under attack from a competing branch of the Fujiwara family.

Source: Literature / The Pillow Book
In The Elder Scrolls series, about the timeframe of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the Aldmeri Dominion is ruled by a faction known as the Thalmor, who maintain their Nazi-style fascist government by having their own special military branch.

Source: State Sec
At least one series supposedly changed the way an entire faction was perceived by the fanbase; Games Workshop (which both makes the tabletop game and publishes the literature under its own publishing branch) knew a good thing when it saw it and adjusted accordingly.

Source: Novelization

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