technical group
English edit
Etymology edit
Such groups are formed for "technical" reasons, so that members enjoy rights or benefits that would remain unavailable to them outside a formally recognised parliamentary group.
Noun edit
technical group (plural technical groups)
- (politics) A heterogeneous parliamentary group composed of elected officials from political parties of differing ideologies (or independent of any party) who are not numerous enough to form groups on their own.
- Synonym: mixed group