as in rebel
a person who thinks that a nation, state, etc., should separate from another and become independent
A growing group of secessionists are pushing for the independence of the region.
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Recent Examples of secessionist
Sherman, who had taken Atlanta in September, intended to defeat the Confederacy by inflicting on its heartland the terrible consequences of a war the Southern secessionists had begun.
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Brenda Wineapple, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Make Deals, Not War What do secessionist movements in Cameroon, Nigeria and Somalia have in common?
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
And even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective, it could not be enforced in secessionist states still under Confederate control, according to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 13 May 2024
In 1994: Russian tanks and troops invaded its largely Muslim territory Chechnya to try to quash the secessionist rebellion after a three-year push for independence that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Brenda Wineapple, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Make Deals, Not War What do secessionist movements in Cameroon, Nigeria and Somalia have in common?
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
And even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective, it could not be enforced in secessionist states still under Confederate control, according to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 13 May 2024
In 1994: Russian tanks and troops invaded its largely Muslim territory Chechnya to try to quash the secessionist rebellion after a three-year push for independence that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secessionist
Noun
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Aiding the princess is a band of rebels led by the dashing Jonathan (Tony winner Andrew Burnap).—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Ooh, rendezvous with the hot rebel in the forest! 50.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago and has gobbled up big chunks of the Donbas region that had been controlled by pro-Kremlin separatists since 2014.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The region is internationally considered part of Azerbaijan but for decades was under the control of Armenian separatists.—
Caitlin Danaher and Gul Tuysuz,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Warfare plots, in real time, a surveillance mission in Ramadi gone awry when nearby Al Qaeda insurgents detonate a series of IEDs outside a housing building which the team has taken over.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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The sniper gun is peering through an eight-inch-wide hole blasted into the wall, and the insurgents, having figured out that the Americans are in there, toss a grenade through the hole.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Secessionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secessionist. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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