splinter group
noun
: a group of people that has separated from a larger group (such as a political party)
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Those bandits are not connected to militant groups such as Boko Haram and the splinter group Islamic State West Africa Province, whose attacks on communities and government installations are motivated by religion.
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CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
More recently, in 2023, the People’s Initiative of New England, a splinter group of the neo-Nazi organization National Socialist Club-131, introduced themselves on the online platform Substack.
—Paul J. Becker, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Royal, according to Trend Micro, is a splinter group of the Conti ransomware group.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 26 July 2025
The federal investigation of the NDP also raised concerns, involving payments to informants that strengthened a violent splinter group.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2025
The new investigation reveals that a splinter group within the Galactic Federation has created a clone of Samus' archenemy Ridley, as well as ice-resistant Metroids.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 1 May 2025
The monarchy banned the Muslim Brotherhood a decade ago but officially licensed a splinter group and continued to tolerate the Islamic Action Front while restricting some its activities.
—Omar Akour, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
The other 21 people, prosecutors said, had broken away to join a violent splinter group called anti-Tren.
—Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Those arrested in the takedown include six Tren de Aragua members as well as 19 members of a splinter group known as Anti-Tren.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
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CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
More recently, in 2023, the People’s Initiative of New England, a splinter group of the neo-Nazi organization National Socialist Club-131, introduced themselves on the online platform Substack.
—Paul J. Becker, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Royal, according to Trend Micro, is a splinter group of the Conti ransomware group.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 26 July 2025
The federal investigation of the NDP also raised concerns, involving payments to informants that strengthened a violent splinter group.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2025
The new investigation reveals that a splinter group within the Galactic Federation has created a clone of Samus' archenemy Ridley, as well as ice-resistant Metroids.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 1 May 2025
The monarchy banned the Muslim Brotherhood a decade ago but officially licensed a splinter group and continued to tolerate the Islamic Action Front while restricting some its activities.
—Omar Akour, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
The other 21 people, prosecutors said, had broken away to join a violent splinter group called anti-Tren.
—Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Those arrested in the takedown include six Tren de Aragua members as well as 19 members of a splinter group known as Anti-Tren.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
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