splinter groupnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsplɪn.tə ˌɡruːp/us/ˈsplɪn.tɚ 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.
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Groups of people
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