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splinter group
splinter groupn. A group, such as a religious sect or political faction, that has broken away from a parent group.splinter group n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a number of members of an organization, political party, etc, who split from the main body and form an independent association, usually as the result of dissension splinter groupA faction that has broken away from a larger political group.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | splinter group - a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organizationfaction, sect - a dissenting clique |
Translationssplinter group
splinter groupA group, organization, or movement of people that separates or departs from a larger group due to having divergent ideas, ideology, goals, plans, etc. The splinter group consists of radicals who broke from the orthodox church to form a new ministry based on religious extremism. The group of politicians, lobbyists, and activists had the ambition of becoming a new political party, but they never grew into anything more than a minor splinter group that dissipated after the following election season.See also: group, splintersplinter groupA part of an organization that breaks away from the main body, usually owing to disagreement. For example, Perot's supporters at first constituted a splinter group but soon formed a third political party . This idiom alludes to the noun splinter, a fragment of wood or some other material that is split or broken off. [Mid-1900s] See also: group, splintersplinter group
splinter group a number of members of an organization, political party, etc., who split from the main body and form an independent association, usually as the result of dissension splinter group
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