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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And if a militarized, semiautonomous, U.S.-backed Kurdish region across the border in Syria continues to harbor fighters and fuel secessionist aspirations, the threat of a PKK resurgence would remain.
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Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
Sherman, who had taken Atlanta in September, intended to defeat the Confederacy by inflicting on its heartland the terrible consequences of a war the Southern secessionists had begun.
—Brenda Wineapple, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Make Deals, Not War What do secessionist movements in Cameroon, Nigeria and Somalia have in common?
—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
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Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
Sherman, who had taken Atlanta in September, intended to defeat the Confederacy by inflicting on its heartland the terrible consequences of a war the Southern secessionists had begun.
—Brenda Wineapple, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Make Deals, Not War What do secessionist movements in Cameroon, Nigeria and Somalia have in common?
—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
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“Secessionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secessionist. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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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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