What is a single word for someone or a group of people who split off from a main group because they're dissatisfied with its state?
I was thinking something along the lines of mutiny, but that's a bit too extreme.
For example: A group of students split off from the main robotics team and formed their own. The original team did something while the ______ (splitters?) did something else.
Best Answer
Anything that is a synonym of faction:
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