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TOPIK 6noun

계파

gyepa

계파가 · 계파를

faction (within a party), wing

Example

당내 계파 갈등이 점점 심해지고 있습니다.

Factional conflict within the party is growing worse.

Word parts

계 lineage파 faction

Literally 'lineage branch'.

Good to know

News labels factions with -계 after a leader's name, often with 친- (pro-), e.g. 친○계.