"Faction leaders" refers to individuals who are at the forefront or in positions of leadership within a specific group or party, often characterized by distinct opinions, goals, or ideologies. Full definition
Throw the quirky faction leaders into the mix and you have quite the colorful cast of characters that really help make the story enjoyable. (shortpause.com)
I also just added Steam trading cards, so you can collect various faction leaders and trade them in for unique profile backgrounds and emoji. (northwaygames.com)
Following their thwarting of Jeanine's (Winslet) efforts to eradicate the Abegnation faction, Tris (Woodley), Four (James), Peter (Miles Teller) and the survivors from Dauntless (at least the ones that didn't defect to become soldiers for Jeanine) are hiding out in Amity, where their efforts to be peaceful aren't entirely successful — much to the discomfort of faction leader Johanna (Octavia Spencer). (eclipsemagazine.com)