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splinter group

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

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.

Forms of splinter group

pluralsplinter groups

Questions about splinter group

What does splinter group mean?
Splinter group means a group of members of a political party or of a similar organisation who have decided to create their own organisation.
What part of speech is splinter group?
Splinter group is a noun.
What is the plural of splinter group?
The plural of splinter group is splinter groups.

Words near splinter group in the dictionary

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