fraksi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch fractie, from Middle French fraction, from Latin frāctiō (“a fragment, portion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfrak.si]
• Hyphenation: frak‧si

Noun

fraksi

1. fraction, a part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.

   Hasil pemisahan secara kromatografi gravitasi ini menghasilkan 145 fraksi. ― The gravity chromatography separation resulted in 145 fractions.

2. parliamentary group (i.e. all the members in parliament who belong to a given political party)

   Guna menyederhanakan dan meningkatkan effisiensi kerja para anggota dalam melaksanakan tugasnya sebagai wakil rakyat maka dibentuk fraksi dalam DPR- RI ― Parliamentary group is created inside of parliament in order to simplify and to raise work efficiency of member of parliament as people representation.

Further reading

• “fraksi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.