separatism
noun
sep·a·rat·ism
ˈse-p(ə-)rə-ˌti-zəm 
: a belief in, movement for, or state of separation (such as schism, secession, or segregation)
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It was also conveyed that India reserves the right to take further steps in response to the Trudeau government's support for extremism, violence and separatism against India.
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Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
That’s why, experts posit, Delhi has drawn a clear redline in local politics: No more separatism.
—Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2024
Bugti’s death sparked a surge in separatism, and remains an open wound for the Baloch people, who have had their own richly distinct culture and language since long before Pakistan gained independence from the British in 1947.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024
Over the last decade and a half, the widespread feeling that the United Kingdom was on its last legs was reflected in surging English nativism and Scottish, Welsh, and Irish separatism that in different ways threatened to pull the union apart.
—Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2024
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Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
That’s why, experts posit, Delhi has drawn a clear redline in local politics: No more separatism.
—Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2024
Bugti’s death sparked a surge in separatism, and remains an open wound for the Baloch people, who have had their own richly distinct culture and language since long before Pakistan gained independence from the British in 1947.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024
Over the last decade and a half, the widespread feeling that the United Kingdom was on its last legs was reflected in surging English nativism and Scottish, Welsh, and Irish separatism that in different ways threatened to pull the union apart.
—Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2024
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“Separatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separatism. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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