secessionist
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8.5
- noun
- /sɪˈsɛʃənɪst/
:
secesionista
- The secessionist group held a rally to advocate for independence from the state.
- secessionist movement
- secessionist republics
- secessionist sentiment
Examples
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Gorbachev's failure to defuse the Lithuanian secessionist movement long before the republic declared independence remains unexplained.
Academic text (1990) -
At no moment did he accept even the idea of making concessions to the secessionists.
Academic text (1992) -
To the secessionists, I say only this.
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Nevertheless, most analysts were not able to predict the rise of secessionist sentiment.
Academic text (1992) -
In line with this idea, cultural preservation is sometimes cited as one of the legitimate grounds for secessionist projects.
Academic text (1999) -
Both liberals and conservatives, for different reasons, have been critical of the way India has dealt with secessionist movements.
Academic text (2001) -
India has failed in its nation-building endeavor as secessionist movements in some parts continue to dog the country.
Academic text (2002) -
There's no coordination between the secessionists.
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Once the insurgents dropped their secessionist demands, the Indian state proved more than willing to address their grievances.
Academic text (1997) -
In the Civil War, both abolitionists and secessionists were driven by religious fervor.
Blog text (19)
Synonyms
102
6.8
A person who wants part of a country to become independent
1
9.9
A person who supported the Southern states that left the United States in the American Civil War
1
8.2
A person who wants part of a country to leave and become independent
Supporting separation from a country to form a new state
Antonyms
How Committed
- Literature
93
8.6
9
8.5
282
4.1
817
1.0
1
4.3
84
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Secessionist comes from Latin parts se- 'apart' and cedere 'to go', and is like the verb secede, which means 'to leave' a country or group. So a secessionist is someone who wants their region to leave and become a separate country.