Factionally

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. Relating to a particular faction or group within a larger organization or entity
2. describing actions or decisions made in the interest of a specific subgroup rather than the whole
3. characterizing a perspective that emphasizes divisions and distinct interests among varied parties

Etymology: "Factionally" is simply the adverb form of "factional," meaning in a way that relates to a faction or to partisan divisions, which is to say along party lines. The suffix "-ly" turns an adjective into an adverb, and it has done this in English since Old English, so the word adds no new meaning beyond what its two parts already carry. "Factional" itself is built from "faction," a noun borrowed into English from French, which took it from Latin "factio," meaning a group acting together or a political party. The Latin noun comes from "facere," to do or make, so a faction is, at root, a group of people who have made common cause. The adjective "factional" follows the usual pattern of turning a noun into a descriptive form with the suffix "-al."

Synonyms: partially, dividedly

Antonyms: wholly, entirely