secession

noun

se·ces·sion si-ˈse-shən

: withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement

: formal withdrawal from an organization

Examples of secession in a Sentence

the secession of the Southern states

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Should current patterns continue, expect secession talk from the overwhelmingly Democratic Pacific and Northeast regions. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 The funeral takes place at St. Paul’s Cathedral; later, a subplot about potential Scottish secession takes the entire production up north. —

Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, Wide Awake editors began to push back against the widening secession conspiracy. —

Jon Grinspan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024 Both the successful creation of a federal system, which spread political control of the eastern region over nine separate states, and the system of zoning the presidency described above have reduced tensions and made secession a much less viable option. —

Fola Aina, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2021 See all Example Sentences for secession