Meaning

1 senses
  1. A group of members of a political party or of a similar organisation who have decided to create their own organisation.

    Splinter groups in the centre Left or centre Right are often a shot in the arm for the Far Right or the Communist Party.

    Splittergruppe

More definitions
  • a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization

Translations

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By meaning 1
group of members of a political party or of a similar organisation who have decided to create their own organisation:

Forms

plural: splinter groups
Singularsplinter group
Pluralsplinter groups

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Word family

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