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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The bill, proposed by Republican House Speaker Todd Huston, would also create an Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission tasked with exploring the secession and transfer of counties that have already voted to leave the state of Illinois.
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
This pattern continued through secession and Civil War, Reconstruction, the 20th century Civil Rights Movement, the other rights revolutions that made the academies more diverse, and through to the present day.
—Ryan Shaw / Made By History, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
In the early stages of the Cold War, Hungary, a client state controlled by the USSR, rebelled, fueled by student demonstrations arguing for secession and freedom of speech.
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
The fractious run-up to the town’s secession is not noted in church records, nor is any subsequent argument.
—Gary Greenberg, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
This pattern continued through secession and Civil War, Reconstruction, the 20th century Civil Rights Movement, the other rights revolutions that made the academies more diverse, and through to the present day.
—Ryan Shaw / Made By History, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
In the early stages of the Cold War, Hungary, a client state controlled by the USSR, rebelled, fueled by student demonstrations arguing for secession and freedom of speech.
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
The fractious run-up to the town’s secession is not noted in church records, nor is any subsequent argument.
—Gary Greenberg, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for secession
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“Secession.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secession. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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secession
noun
se·ces·sion
si-ˈsesh-ən
: the act of seceding
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