secessionist
pronunciation
How to pronounce secessionist in British English:
UK [sɪˈseʃənɪst]
How to pronounce secessionist in American English:
US [sɪˈseʃənɪst]
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- Noun:
- an advocate of secessionism
Word Origin
- secessionist (n.)
- 1860, first recorded in U.S. context, from secession + -ist (colloquial short form secesh, noun and adjective, is attested from 1861); the earlier noun had been seceder, but this had religious overtones, especially in reference to Scottish Church history.
Example
- 1. Insecure neighbours may blame america for unleashing a secessionist bug , not least given its support for splitting up sudan .
- 2. The suspicion is that parts of indonesia 's security forces want to show that papua remains dangerous , blaming the free papua movement , or opm , a secessionist group that has used guerrilla tactics .
- 3. At weekends he fancies himself a southern secessionist , and for the past ten years or so has enlisted in the 8th virginia regiment as part of general robert e. lee 's confederate army of northern virginia .
- 4. In his campaign for the governorship of new york , aaron burr accepted the support of secessionist federalists .
- 5. Moscow says the move sets a dangerous precedent for other secessionist movements across the globe .