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    breakaway
    I
    break‧a‧way1 /ˈbreɪkəweɪ/ adjective
    breakaway group/party/movement a breakaway group etc is formed by people who have left another group because of a disagreement:
        a breakaway group of journalists
        Hundreds of miners joined the breakaway union. ⇨ break away at break1

    II
    breakaway2 noun [singular]
    1. a situation in which some people leave a group or organization after a disagreement and start a new group or organization
        breakaway from
        He led a breakaway from the Communist Party.
    2. a change from the usual or accepted way of doing something
        breakaway from
        His work marks a breakaway from traditional building styles.