Splinter Group

Definition: Splinter Group

Splinter Group

Noun

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

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Civil Liberties

Ethiopia

In December Wegahta, which was highly critical of the ruling party and was alleged to be sympathetic to a splinter group of the TPLF, closed. (references)

Sierra Leone

In previous years, an ex-SLA splinter group called the West Side Boys also manned roadblocks; however, in late 2000, the group disbanded, and there were no reported incidents during the year. (references)

Economic History

Japan

After the Liberal Party left the coalition in April 2000, Prime Minister Mori welcomed a Liberal Party splinter group, the New Conservative Party, into the ruling coalition. (references)

Human Rights

Thailand

Some of the Karen fighters were associated with a small splinter group, commonly referred to as God's Army. (references)

Sierra Leone

There were no developments in the following disappearances in 2000: The August kidnaping of 15 persons by the RUF during an attack on the village of Folloh; the July abduction by an ex-SLA splinter group called the West Side Boys of 18 persons during an attack on a bus; the July disappearance, following an attack by the West Side Boys, of 1 foreign worker; the February abduction by the RUF of 11 passengers from a bus near Masiaka. (references)

Political Economy

Cote D'ivoire

The RDR formed as a splinter group of the PDCI's reformist wing. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

French

groupe scissionniste, groupe dissident. (various references)

German

Splittergruppe. (various references)

Greek 

ομάδα αποστατών. (various references)

Hungarian

töredékcsoport, párttöredék. (various references)

Pig Latin

intersplay oupgray

Swedish

utbrytargrupp. (various references)

Turkish

klik (caucus, clique, junto, ring), hizip (cabal, clique, faction, in-group, sect). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: resprouting.

-3 letters: intergroup, presorting, prospering, purloiners, purporting, septupling, stoppering, suppletion, supporting.

-4 letters: eruptions, estopping, loppering, lustering, oppugners, outliners, portering, posturing, poultries, prelusion, preprints, progestin, purloiner, purposing, reporting, repouring, repulsing, repulsion, rerouting, resorting, restoring, resulting, splurgier, sprouting, stoppling, stroppier, stropping, superport, supporter, terpinols, unstopper.

-5 letters: elutions, epigonus, erupting, eruption, eulogist, genitors, gluepots, grippers, groupers, groupies.