tendency

noun

A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.

(politics) An organised unit or faction within a larger political organisation.

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propensityn inclinationn proclivityn trendn leaningn pronenessn penchantn predispositionn dispositionn predilectionn diathesisn incliningn habitn preferencen idiosyncrasyn

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