a small party of people within a larger one who have different thoughts and opinions
faction
to spread bad and awful commentaries about someone in order to damage their reputation
diffamer, calomnier
the action of damaging someone's reputation by portraying them as unfriendly and awful
diffamation, calomnie
a semiprivate sitting room in a hotel, club, etc. for conversations
petit salon
the group of elected representatives whose responsibility is to create, amend, and discuss laws or address political matters
parlement
to slowly fade and disappear completely from one's view or memory
s'évanouir
the quality of swiftly fading away from one's vision or memory
évanescence
fading out of existence, mind, or sight quickly
évanescent, fugace
an individual who displays their disagreement with something or someone
opposant, contradicteur, objecteur
to make payment to someone for the service they have provided
rémunérer
the amount of payment given to someone for the service they provided
rémunération
done outside the normal legal procedures or court system
extrajudiciaire
to forcefully remove a person of authority or power from their position
renverser
to cause a person or thing to come across as less significant
ombrager, assombrir