Faction and Role

Faction

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

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

Role noun - The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.

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Faction and role are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Faction" instead a noun "Role".

good	good faction	good role
particular	particular faction	particular role
similar	similar faction	similar role
specific	specific faction	specific role
Other adjectives: original, single, prominent, small, actual, entire, large, bad, villainous, antagonistic, main, new, major, heroic, former, minor, significant, primary, antagonist, smaller, different, biggest.

The New Day, an enormously popular trio that might have not existed if Big E Langston was never given the role he got in the Ziggler/Lee faction.

Source: Small Role, Big Impact
Kshatriya puts the player in a role of a young member of the Kshatriya faction in Polis, tasked with scavenging pre-war artifacts and relics from the State Library.

Source: Video Game / Metro: Last Light
For a different kind of role model, the Amity faction is led by Badass Pacifist Johanna.

Source: Girls Need Role Models

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