anti-separatist

adjective

an·​ti-sep·​a·​rat·​ist

ˌan-tē-ˈse-p(ə-)rə-tist,

-ˈse-pə-ˌrā-,

ˌan-tī- 

variants or less commonly antiseparatist

: opposing or hostile toward separatism

Probably the most effective argument used by antiseparatist forces has been economic: Quebec can prosper within Canada, but risks economic disaster by going on its own.

—Paul Thagard

anti-separatist noun

or less commonly antiseparatist

The future of the United Kingdom is much more important than petty party squabbles and saving the Union in 2014 should be the number one priority for all anti-separatists this year.

—Alan Cochrane

Examples of anti-separatist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 1984, an anti-separatist campaign culminated in Operation Blue Star, an Indian army assault against Sikh separatists holed up in the Golden Temple, the holiest site of Sikhism. —Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above