as in rebel
a person who thinks that a nation, state, etc., should separate from another and become independent
A growing group of secessionists are pushing for the independence of the region.
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By invading Taiwan, according to this logic, China would not be violating norms but upholding them, with a long-overdue crackdown on a secessionist entity.
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Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
The film is set in what appears to be the present, but in this version of the present a combination of strongman tactics and secessionist movements have fractured the United States into multiple armed, politically unspecified factions.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 June 2024
The state moved to change school names memorializing secessionists after Minnesota man George Floyd was filmed being killed by Minneapolis police in 2020, sparking nationwide riots.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 May 2024
As the film opens, this new secessionist state is descending on Washington, D.C., along with a group of photojournalists, in an effort to oust the authoritarian U.S. president who has turned the United States into a dictatorship.
—Justin Klawans, theweek, 23 Apr. 2024
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Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
The film is set in what appears to be the present, but in this version of the present a combination of strongman tactics and secessionist movements have fractured the United States into multiple armed, politically unspecified factions.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 June 2024
The state moved to change school names memorializing secessionists after Minnesota man George Floyd was filmed being killed by Minneapolis police in 2020, sparking nationwide riots.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 May 2024
As the film opens, this new secessionist state is descending on Washington, D.C., along with a group of photojournalists, in an effort to oust the authoritarian U.S. president who has turned the United States into a dictatorship.
—Justin Klawans, theweek, 23 Apr. 2024
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Even the missile wars against the Houthi rebels in Yemen put the U.S. military-industrial complex at a disadvantage, as the U.S. shoots down cheap Houthi missiles with expensive U.S. interceptors.William Hartung, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Two tribal maids rebel against their English employer in 1950s India.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
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Vikash Yadav, 39, was charged with directing the plot to murder a leader of the Sikh separatist movement and dual U.S.-Canadian citizen, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, last year.Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and police officials went public this week with allegations that Indian diplomats were targeting Sikh separatists in Canada by sharing information about them with their government back home.Ashok Sharma, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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So how did the banner raised by insurgents with a legacy of racist violence become our state flag?Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
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That leaves less space for insurgent challengers to find a foothold in the crowded fight for donations and media exposure.Cooper Burton, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Secessionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secessionist. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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