Faction
Faction noun - A group of people acting together within a larger group.
Usage example: several factions within the environmental movement have joined forces to save this wilderness area
Team and faction are semantically related in group sharing a belief or cause topic. In some cases you can use "Team" instead a noun "Faction".
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Both words in one sentence
- There are achievements, for each faction, for winning a ranked game with all three of that faction's heroes on your team.
Source: That One Achievement -
Villain Team-Up: Aside from from the main villain group, we have Darth Vader and Albert Wesker in their own faction.
Source: Roleplay / Crossover Central - Ultimately, XCOM wins without the help of God, nature or a friendly alien faction but trough it's own tooth clenched badassery and hyper ambitious Science team.
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