A person who practices or promotes factionalism; a member of a faction who places faction interests above broader unity.
From faction + -ist (person practicing something). Similar to 'factionalist' but sometimes suggesting more ideological commitment to factional division.
A 'factionist' is someone who hasn't just joined a faction — they've committed to the ideology of factional division, making them potentially more rigid and uncompromising.
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