#sect__faction  a dissenting clique
  supertype:  clique__coterie__ingroup__inner_circle__innercircle__pack__camp  an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  subtype:  splinter_group  a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization
  subtype:  left_wing__left  those trying to overthrow the established order
  subtype:  right_wing__rightwing__right  the conservative faction of a political party
  subtype:  old_guard__oldguard  a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas
  subtype:  pro-choice_faction  those who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother
  subtype:  pro-life_faction  those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited

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