Phrases with «splinter group»

A "splinter group" refers to a small faction that breaks away from a larger group or organization. It usually happens when the members of the original group have different beliefs or ideas, causing them to form their own separate group. Full definition

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While most of these can be described as splinter groups of small membership and minimal importance, there are presently two major exceptions, the new Mormon fundamentalists and the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. (religion-online.org)
This was a small splinter group from UKIP. (englishdemocrats.party)
His divergence from the Cubist mainstream (and his receptiveness to ideas propounded by the Italian Futurists) was also illustrated by his membership - along with artists Jacques Villon, Albert Gleizes, Robert Delaunay, Francis Picabia, Marcel Duchamp, and Jean Metzinger, among others - in the Cubist splinter group known as the Section d'Or group). (visual-arts-cork.com)
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Phrases with «splinter group»

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