secessionists

noun

Definition of secessionistsnext
plural of secessionist
as in rebels
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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  1. insurgents
  2. radicals
  3. extremists
Noun
  • Whatever chemical weapons Assad held on to after 2013, or had produced since then, are now unguarded and could be seized by the new government or stolen by insurgents or terrorist groups.
    Gregory D. Koblentz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
  • There have not been any clashes between Russian troops and the former insurgents since Assad fled the country.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of insurgents
Noun
  • Hasina's ouster has left both political as well as security vacuums, giving more space to religious radicals.
    Michael Kugelman, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Obama ended up funding and arming the Syrian opposition so feebly it was slaughtered and – when its extremists joined up with radicals from Iraq’s long-running insurgency against the US occupation – metastasized into ISIS.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of radicals
Noun
  • Over nearly 14 years, the civil war spiraled into a multisided conflict involving rebels, extremists and others.
    Josh Holder, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In January, a media report revealed that some figures from the party attended a meeting in which extremists discussed the deportation of millions of migrants, including some with German citizenship and this triggered mass protests against the far-right.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of extremists
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