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    splin·ter group
    /ˈsplin(t)ər ɡro͞op/

    noun

    • 1. a small organization, typically a political party, that has broken away from a larger one: "members of the new splinter group have already set a date for a congress to elect its new leadership"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPLINTER GROUP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SPLINTER GROUP definition: 1. a group of people who have left a political party or other organization and formed a new…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › splinter groupSplinter group Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Jun 24, 2024 · The meaning of SPLINTER GROUP is a group of people that has separated from a larger group (such as a political party).

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › splinter-groupSPLINTER GROUP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Splinter group definition: a small organization that becomes separated from or acts apart from an original larger group or a number of other small groups, with which it would normally be united, as because of disagreement.. See examples of SPLINTER GROUP used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'splinter group' - Collins Online Dictionary

    A splinter group is a group of people who break away from a larger group and form a separate organization, usually because they no longer agree with the views of the larger group. They will join forces as part of the splinter group.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySPLINTER GROUP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ C ] us / ˈsplɪn.tɚ ˌɡruːp / uk / ˈsplɪn.tə ˌɡruːp /. a group of people who have left a political party or other organization and formed a new separate organization: The Socialist Workers' Party seemed to split into several splinter groups. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › splinter+groupSplinter group - definition of splinter group by The Free...

    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.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › splinter-groupsplinter group - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    a small group of people that has separated from a larger one, especially in politics. a radical splinter group of the organization

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › splinter groupSplinter group - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Jun 26, 2024 · a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › splinter-groupsplinter group | meaning of splinter group in Longman Dictionary...

    splinter group meaning, definition, what is splinter group: a group of people that have separated fr...: Learn more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › splinter-groupAll resources related to 'splinter group' - Collins Online...

    A splinter group is a group of people who break away from a larger group and form a separate organization, usually because they no longer agree with the views of the larger group. [...]