secession
noun
se·ces·sion
si-ˈse-shən 
1
: withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
2
: formal withdrawal from an organization
Examples of secession in a Sentence
the secession of the Southern states
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The inspire and connectivity portions were removed in the final 24 hours of the legislative secession, Wendorf said.
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
In 2020, Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong, introducing the maximum sentence of life imprisonment for four main crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Calls for secession have been growing since the 2020 election.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
As Southern critics noted at the time, for the wrong reasons but not with the wrong logic, the American Revolution was itself an act of secession—from a functioning and successful union.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
In 2020, Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong, introducing the maximum sentence of life imprisonment for four main crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Calls for secession have been growing since the 2020 election.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
As Southern critics noted at the time, for the wrong reasons but not with the wrong logic, the American Revolution was itself an act of secession—from a functioning and successful union.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Secession.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secession. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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secession
noun
se·ces·sion
si-ˈsesh-ən
: the act of seceding
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