seceded; seceding
: to withdraw from an organization (such as a religious communion or political party or federation)
seceder
noun
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South Carolina seceded from the Union in 1860.
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But secessionists often like to invoke the 1869 Supreme Court decision in Texas v. White, a fight over bond sales by Confederate Texas, which ultimately led to a determination that states do not have the constitutional power to unilaterally secede.
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Robin Epley, Mercury News, 19 July 2025
When Bill Clinton arrived in Mont-Tremblant, Canada, in October 1999 for a governance conference, the United States’ northern neighbor was still reeling from attempts by its largest province, Quebec, to secede and form its own country.
—Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025
But the West Virginians were certainly seceding in favor of the spirit of the Constitution and the aims of the Declaration of Independence: indivisible union and the liberty of its people, even those held as slaves at that moment.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 20 June 2025
Unlike the ships that were named after people who tried to secede from the Union, these ships are being stripped of being named after people who strived to improve the rights of others within the US.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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Robin Epley, Mercury News, 19 July 2025
When Bill Clinton arrived in Mont-Tremblant, Canada, in October 1999 for a governance conference, the United States’ northern neighbor was still reeling from attempts by its largest province, Quebec, to secede and form its own country.
—Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025
But the West Virginians were certainly seceding in favor of the spirit of the Constitution and the aims of the Declaration of Independence: indivisible union and the liberty of its people, even those held as slaves at that moment.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 20 June 2025
Unlike the ships that were named after people who tried to secede from the Union, these ships are being stripped of being named after people who strived to improve the rights of others within the US.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for secede
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“Secede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secede. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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secede
verb
se·cede
si-ˈsēd 
seceded; seceding
: to withdraw from an organization (as a nation, church, or political party)
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