splinter group

English

Noun

splinter group (plural splinter groups)

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.

Related terms

• faction
• groupuscule

Translations

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

• French: formation dissidente f
• German: Splittergruppe (de) f