secessionist
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se·ces·sion·ism
(sĭ-sĕsh′ə-nĭz′əm)n.
The policy of those advocating secession or supporting the right of secession.
se·ces′sion·ist n.
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se•ces•sion•ist
(sɪˈsɛʃ ə nɪst)n.
1. one who secedes, advocates secession, or claims secession as a constitutional right.
adj. 2. of secession or secessionists.
[1850–55, Amer.]
se•ces′sion•ism, n.
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secessionist
n → Sezessionist(in) m(f)
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