I. break ‧ a ‧ way 1 /ˈbreɪkəweɪ/ BrE AmE 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 ↑ break 1
II. breakaway 2 BrE AmE 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.