ALL meanings of splinter group
splin·ter group
S s - noun splinter group 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. 1
- noun splinter group faction, breakaway group 1
- countable noun splinter group 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. 0
- noun splinter group 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 0