secession
noun
se·ces·sion
si-ˈse-shən 
1
: withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
2
: formal withdrawal from an organization
Examples of secession in a Sentence
the secession of the Southern states
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Lai, a billionaire media tycoon who had long been a thorn in the side of Beijing, was arrested in August 2020, shortly after the central Chinese government imposed a national security law that criminalizes secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces.
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Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The election of Abraham Lincoln, a former one-term Illinois congressman, brought Republicans to power for the first time and led to the secession starting even before his inauguration of 11 slave-holding Southern states.
—Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Sunday’s elections will be a test to see if Catalonia wants him back as leader or if the wealthy region has moved on from secession and has more pressing worries.
—Joseph Wilson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
The Constitution does not say anything explicitly for or against secession, experts said.
—Sara Swann, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Feb. 2024
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Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The election of Abraham Lincoln, a former one-term Illinois congressman, brought Republicans to power for the first time and led to the secession starting even before his inauguration of 11 slave-holding Southern states.
—Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Sunday’s elections will be a test to see if Catalonia wants him back as leader or if the wealthy region has moved on from secession and has more pressing worries.
—Joseph Wilson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
The Constitution does not say anything explicitly for or against secession, experts said.
—Sara Swann, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Secession.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secession. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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secession
noun
se·ces·sion
si-ˈsesh-ən
: the act of seceding
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