secessionist

[US]/sɪ'seʃənɪst/
[UK]/sɪ'sɛʃənɪst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. advocate for secession, someone who advocates for the separation or division of a country or political organization.

Example Sentences

a hard-core secessionist; a hard-core golfer.

The secessionist group declared independence from the country.

The government cracked down on secessionist movements.

The secessionist leader was arrested for inciting violence.

The secessionist movement gained momentum in the region.

The secessionist party won a majority in the regional elections.

The secessionist rebels clashed with government forces.

The secessionist sentiment was strong among certain communities.

The secessionist uprising was quickly suppressed by the authorities.

The secessionist views of the group were widely condemned.

The secessionist movement sought international recognition for their independence.

Real-world Examples

Nigerian authorities blamed the attack on a Biafran secessionist group.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Now, although the government is blaming the secessionists - and it's a bit complicated.

Source: NPR News November 2018 Collection

The spokesperson says the move has sent a wrong signal to secessionist forces in the region.

Source: CRI Online November 2020 Collection

You can see local currencies as isolationist and secessionist.

Source: PBS Business Interview Series

But in 2013, the region’s secessionist party had its best result since 1966.

Source: CNBC Global Economic Analysis

) Lumumba was handed over to secessionists in Katanga where, within hours, he met a predictably grisly death.

Source: The Economist Culture

Yet Belgium, like America, had tried to assassinate Lumumba and also backed the secessionist province where he was murdered.

Source: The Economist Culture

Officials in the city of Kumba have blamed anglophone secessionists for the attack on the Mother Francisca school. But this has not been independently confirmed.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2020

To what extent might this week's decision to disband have been informed by a different secessionist movement that has been underway, the Catalan secessionist movement?

Source: NPR News Summary May 2018 Collection

That descended into chaos, as Lumumba railed against the UN's reluctance to kick out the Belgians immediately and reconquer secessionist Katanga.

Source: The Economist Culture

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