partitionist

9.9

A person who supports dividing a country into separate states for political reasons

noun
/pɑrˈtɪʃənɪst/

: particionista

The partitionist argued that dividing the country would promote peace and stability.

Examples

But a partitionist movement is one that occurs when a subgroup inside a population involved in a seceding process refuses to be part of that process.

Academic text (1999)
So for that reason, it could be thought that there are no clear differences between partitionist movements and seceding movements.

Academic text (1999)
During the debate, the partitionist presented evidence supporting the need for regional autonomy.
Many people in the region view the partitionist as a symbol of hope for their independence.

Synonyms

separatist

vspartitionist

102 6.8

A person who wants part of a country to become independent

supports creating separate regions for political reasons rather than identity alone

secessionist

vspartitionist

9 8.5

A person who wants their region to leave a country

supports creating separate states within one country rather than leaving the country

trialist

vspartitionist

1 9.9

A person who wants government power shared by three groups

supports dividing a country into regions or states in general

separationist

vspartitionist

1 8.2

A person who wants part of a country to leave and become independent

focuses on political division of a country into regions rather than general separations

independista

vspartitionist

8.1

Supporting separation from a country to form a new state

favours splitting a country into regions or states rather than full independence

partitioner

vspartitionist

7.5

A person or tool that divides something into parts

is specifically about advocating political division of a country into regions or states

Antonyms

unifier

4 4.8

A person or thing that brings different people together

How Committed

hardliner

19 7.5

partitionist

9.9

advocate

282 4.1

supporter

817 1.0

sympathizer

1 4.3

Surface Forms

partitionist singular

partitionists plural

Morphology

partitionist = partition (transparent) = partition + ist

Standard agentive formation: 'partition' + '-ist' yields 'a person who supports or practices partition', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Partitionist comes from partition, which has the root part meaning 'piece' or 'share', and the ending -ist meaning 'a person who supports something'. So a partitionist is literally someone who wants to divide a country into parts, which explains its use for people who advocate political division.