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A political party formed by members of an existing one whose views or policies differ from those of the majority.
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splinter party — splinter group or splinter party noun A group or party formed by a breakaway from a larger body • • • Main Entry: ↑splint … Useful english dictionary
splinter party — index faction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
splinter — late 14c., from M.Du. splinter, splenter a splinter, related to splinte (see SPLINT (Cf. splint)). The verb is from 1580s; figurative sense from c.1600. Related: Splintered; splintering. The adjective (as in splinter party) is first recorded 1935 … Etymology dictionary
party — Synonyms and related words: Adamite, American Party, Anti Monopoly Party, Bull Moose Party, Communist Party, Conservative Party, Constitutional Union Party, Democratic Party, Democratic Republican Party, Farmer Labor Party, Federalist Party, Free … Moby Thesaurus
party — I adj. participating party to (party to an arrangement) II n. social gathering 1) to arrange, give, have, throw; host a party for 2) to attend; crash a party 3) a birthday; Christmas; cocktail; coming out; dinner; farewell; garden; going away;… … Combinatory dictionary
party — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. organization (see party); social gathering, festivity, reception, dance; participant, accomplice, partner. See sociality, part. II Body of persons Nouns 1. party, faction, side; denomination,… … English dictionary for students
party — n 1. social gathering, social, gathering, get together, U.S. Dial. gam, Chiefly U.S. bee; dinnerparty, luncheon, brunch, apres ski, soiree, levee, reception, at home, drop in; dance, ball, Inf. hop; Inf. shindig, Inf. do, Inf. bust up, Sl.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
splinter group — (also splinter party) noun a small organization that has broken away from a larger one … English new terms dictionary
splinter — [splin′tər] vt., vi. [ME < MDu, akin to splinte,SPLINT] 1. to break or split into thin, sharp pieces 2. to break into small parts or into groups with divergent views; fragment n. 1. a thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, etc., made by splitting or … English World dictionary
Party of Labour Basel (founded in 1944) — (in German: Partei der Arbeit Basel (gegr. 1944) ), a splinter group of Swiss Party of Labour in Basel. PdA 1944 was formed in 1988. It is somewhat more orthodox than the main PdA … Wikipedia
