Difference between Splinter Group and Rebel

SPLINTER GROUP vs REBEL: NOUN

A group, such as a religious sect or political faction, that has broken away from a parent group.
A group of members of a political party or of a similar organisation who have decided to create their own organisation.
A faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization

`johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms
Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
One who rebels or is in rebellion.
A person who resists or defies authority or convention.
A person who makes war upon the government of his country from political motives; one of a body of persons organized for a change of government or of laws by force of arms, or by open defiance.
Hence One who or that which resists authority or law; one who refuses obedience to a superior, or who revolts against some controlling power or principle.
Synonyms Traitor, etc. See insurgent, n.
One who rebels.
A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
A Confederate soldier.

To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt.
To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See rebellion.
To refuse allegiance to and oppose by force an established government or ruling authority.
To resist or defy an authority or a generally accepted convention.
To feel or express strong unwillingness or repugnance.

To make war against one's government, or against anything deemed oppressive, by arms or other means; revolt by active resistance or repulsion.
Resisting authority or law; rebellious.
Of a rebellious nature or character; characteristic of a rebel.
`greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
Take part in a rebellion
Renounce a former allegiance

Antiburgher, Insurgent, Guerrilla force, Incendious, Sectarian, Sect, Sectarianize, Extremist, Paramilitary organization, Militia, Political movement, Splinter, Gang of four, Factionary, Faction

Rise up, Reb, Johnny, Arise, Rise, Grayback, Johnny reb, Disloyal, Southern, Maverick, Insurrectionist, Rebellious, Mutineer, Renegade, Insurgent

Antiburgher, Insurgent, Guerrilla force, Incendious, Sectarian, Sect, Sectarianize, Extremist, Paramilitary organization, Militia, Political movement, Splinter, Gang of four, Factionary, Faction

Militant, Guerrilla, Johnny, Arise, Rise, Grayback, Johnny reb, Disloyal, Southern, Maverick, Insurrectionist, Rebellious, Mutineer, Renegade, Insurgent

A splinter group for Finnish speaking people, Suomen parapsykologinen tutkimusseura (Parapsychological research society of Finland), still exists today.
Taliban fighters loyal to Mullah Rasul, the leader of a splinter group, are active in estern Afghanistan.
The CIO started out as a splinter group from the AFL.
Hormel Foods on Thursday announced the upcoming retirement of Jim Splinter, group vice president, corporate strategy.
The worst recession ever, Sarah Palin and a splinter group of racist teabagging anarchists.
Looking at the records, Jones only had one splinter group under his leadership.
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Schiffman believes they were a splinter group of priests known as the Sadducees.
Patrick Buchanan for president, and a splinter group nominated Dr.
Qaida splinter group with a militant Sunni Islamist ideology.

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Pastrana ordered the military to attack rebel positions and reassert control over the rebel zone.
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Rebel group behavior is also influenced by the number of rebel groups within a given conflict.
Rebel to early, and all is lost, as the rebel forces are too small.
Rocks in your head, Rebel Rebel, or any place like that.
Affiliations Light Side Rebel Rebel Fighter Scoundrel Tank.