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I'm sure this has been discussed before in all the threads but will throw it out there as I find it odd.
The RN uses the word faction, I find that a really odd choice of words. Who uses a word like that to describe a group? Is that a word used a lot in a certain profession where it's tossed around frequently anyone know? It stems from French and Latin.
The RN used attaché as well, which eludes to French. Is this some insight into who wrote it? No idea and MOO
Etymology
Noun
borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French faccion, borrowed from Latin factiōn-, factiō "act of making, social set, band, group, self-seeking political group," from facere "to make, bring about, place, classify" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at fact
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The RN uses the word faction, I find that a really odd choice of words. Who uses a word like that to describe a group? Is that a word used a lot in a certain profession where it's tossed around frequently anyone know? It stems from French and Latin.
The RN used attaché as well, which eludes to French. Is this some insight into who wrote it? No idea and MOO
Etymology
Noun
borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French faccion, borrowed from Latin factiōn-, factiō "act of making, social set, band, group, self-seeking political group," from facere "to make, bring about, place, classify" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at fact

Definition of FACTION
a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique; party spirit especially when marked by dissension… See the full definition