secessionist
noun
se·ces·sion·ist
si-ˈse-sh(ə-)nist 
: one who joins in a secession or maintains that secession is a right
secessionist
adjective
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Make Deals, Not War What do secessionist movements in Cameroon, Nigeria and Somalia have in common?
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Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
And even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective, it could not be enforced in secessionist states still under Confederate control, according to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 13 May 2024
In 1994: Russian tanks and troops invaded its largely Muslim territory Chechnya to try to quash the secessionist rebellion after a three-year push for independence that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
Recognizing Somaliland would undoubtedly rattle the rump state of Somalia, further destabilize the Horn, and elicit a sharp rebuke from the African Union, which has long opposed secessionist movements.
—Ken Opalo, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
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Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
And even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective, it could not be enforced in secessionist states still under Confederate control, according to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 13 May 2024
In 1994: Russian tanks and troops invaded its largely Muslim territory Chechnya to try to quash the secessionist rebellion after a three-year push for independence that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
Recognizing Somaliland would undoubtedly rattle the rump state of Somalia, further destabilize the Horn, and elicit a sharp rebuke from the African Union, which has long opposed secessionist movements.
—Ken Opalo, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
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secessionist
noun
se·ces·sion·ist
-ˈsesh-(ə-)nəst
: one who joins in or supports a secession
secessionist
adjective
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