Faction and Offshoot

Faction

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

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Offshoot and faction are semantically related. in group sharing a belief or cause topic. In some cases you can use "Offshoot" instead a noun "Faction".

Nearby Words: factious, factional, factiousness, factionalism

Offshoot

Offshoot noun - A branch of a main stem especially of a plant.

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Faction and offshoot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Faction" instead a noun "Offshoot".

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good	good faction	good offshoot
similar	similar faction	similar offshoot
separate	separate faction	separate offshoot
original	original faction	original offshoot
Other adjectives: small, actual, large, criminal, new, advanced, former, significant, imperial, unknown, radical, different.

Both words in one sentence

In ''Perimeter, the Exodus faction is an offshoot of the Freemasons who spearheaded the fantastic science seen in the game.

Source: Benevolent Conspiracy
Enemy Unknown hints that EXALT is the remnants of the Bureau, making it a splinter faction offshoot of the XCOM project.

Source: Video Game / The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

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