splinter group

A part of an organization that breaks away from the main body, usually owing to disagreement. For example, Perot's supporters at first constituted a splinter group but soon formed a third political party . This idiom alludes to the noun splinter, a fragment of wood or some other material that is split or broken off. [Mid-1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ŽOfia	-	Slovak
Lalitha	-	Tamil, Indian, Malayalam, Telugu
Samppa	SAHMP-pah	Finnish
Woods	[wudz]
Liselott	-	Swedish
Mel	MEL	English