Definition of "factionalized" [factionalized]

• Simple past tense and past participle of factionalize. (verb)

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• "Plato distinguishes war against outsiders from what he calls factionalized struggles, that is, civil wars.24 He posits that Greeks practice war against foreigners “barbarians”, a conflict marked by “enmity and hatred,” but not against one another."
• "The Factionalized Faculty: Many faculties are "factionalized," in the sense that there are sub-groups that rarely see "eye to eye" about departmental issues, from appointments to admissions."
• "BENGHAZI, Libya—As layers of intrigue and mystery have accumulated in the days since last week's murder of the Libyan rebels' top military commander, one point has come into clearer focus: The rebels' nascent government appears to be in disarray and factionalized, struggling to prove its democratic bona fides as it responds to its first major internal crisis."