Search Result for "splinter group":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

splinter group
    n 1: a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent
         organization


Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "splinter group":
   breakaway group, camp, caucus, division, ethnic group, faction,
   interest, interest group, minority group, offshoot, party,
   political party, pressure group, sect, side, silent majority,
   splinter, vocal minority, wing