break away
to leave a political party or other group, especially in order to start another one
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to leave a political party or other group, especially in order to start another one
verb
if a group splinters, it separates from a larger group, usually because of a disagreement
if you slim down an organization, or if it slims down, you reduce the number of staff in it
to leave an organization because you think it will fail
in a hurry to leave when problems develop
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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