- secessionist
- noun Date: circa 1850 one who joins in a secession or maintains that secession is a right • secessionism noun • secessionist adjective
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Secessionist — Se*ces sion*ist, n. 1. One who upholds secession. [1913 Webster] 2. (U.S. Hist.) One who holds to the belief that a State has the right to separate from the Union at its will. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
secessionist — SECESSIONÍST, Ă adj., s. m. f. (artist adept) al secessionismului. (< fr. sécessionniste, germ. Sezessionist) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
secessionist — (n.) 1860, first recorded in U.S. context, from SECESSION (Cf. secession) + IST (Cf. ist) (colloquial short form secesh is attested from 1861); the earlier noun had been seceder, but this had religious overtones, especially in reference to… … Etymology dictionary
secessionist — ☆ secessionist [si sesh′ənist ] n. 1. a person who favors or takes part in secession, or upholds the right to secede 2. [often S ] one who favored the secession of the Southern states secessionism n … English World dictionary
secessionist — adj. Secessionist is used with these nouns: ↑movement … Collocations dictionary
secessionist — [[t]sɪse̱ʃənɪst[/t]] secessionists N COUNT: usu pl, N n Secessionists are people who want their region or group to become separate from the country or larger group to which it belongs. ...Lithuanian secessionists... The government is trying to… … English dictionary
Secessionist movements of Canada — Throughout the history of Canada, there have been movements seeking secession from Canada.Movements seeking independence from CanadaQuebecThe Quebec sovereignty movement seeks independence from Canada for the province of Quebec. This movement… … Wikipedia
secessionist — secessionism, n. /si sesh euh nist/, n. 1. a person who secedes, advocates secession, or claims secession as a constitutional right. adj. 2. of or pertaining to secession or secessionists. [1850 55, Amer.; SECESSION + IST] * * * … Universalium
secessionist — 1. noun A person who secedes or supports secession from a political union or an alliance or organisation. Gustav Klimt was of the school. See Also: secede, secession 2. adjective seceding or supporting … Wiktionary
secessionist — Synonyms and related words: abjuratory, apostate, backslider, bolter, breakaway, collaborationist, collaborator, convert, defector, deserter, fifth columnist, mugwump, mugwumpian, mugwumpish, proselyte, quisling, recidivist, recreant, renegade,… … Moby Thesaurus
