secession
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8.3
- noun
- /sɪˈsɛʃən/
:
secesión
- By the end of November, secession conventions were called in South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, and Georgia.
- vote for secession
- act of secession
- right to secession
But the Northern guys said no, no secession flags.
- But the Northern guys said no, no secession flags.
- By the way, in Bastrop County was one of the few counties in, in, in Texas to vote against secession.
Examples
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Southern secession took its toll on him.
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On December 1st, 1991, at the Republican Referendum, the population of Ukraine, by a majority vote, expressed support for secession from the USSR.
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There are secession movements active in Spain especially, but Scotland is going to split, split off from Britain with a little bit of luck.
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You must prepare yourself for secession.
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The celebration included a secession ceremony on the grounds.
Academic text (2013) -
If the referendum is defeated, no new request for secession could be made for 10 years.
Academic text (1990) -
"The terms of the secession treaty are very explicit," I note for the benefit of all.
Fiction book (1998) -
The ratification vote for secession is in.
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To save the Union, the North had to be coordinated and southern secession decisively defeated.
Academic text (1999) -
On December 1st, 1991, the population of Ukraine voted in favor of secession from the USSR.
Synonyms
39
5.0
Leaving a group, country, or agreement
22
4.7
An act of leaving a group to be independent or a sudden move ahead in a race
1
8.0
Ending membership or connection with a group
Antonyms
How Abrupt
- Literature
14
7.8
28
7.9
26
3.6
41
8.3
- Formal
197
3.4
129
1.0
- Formal
26
8.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word secession comes from Latin parts se- ('apart') and cedere ('to go'), the same root you find in words like recede and proceed. So, secession is a formal 'going away' or withdrawal from a group.