separationist

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  1. separatist
  2. secessionist
  3. radical
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  • The breakaway region became a template for what has since been a drive by Russia to keep its influence in former Soviet lands by supporting separatists: first in Moldova, then in Georgia and in eastern Ukraine.
    Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Chechen separatists have also attacked Russian planes in the past.
    Harriet Marsden, theweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of separatist
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  • 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
Definition of secessionist
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  • Ronald Reagan defeated Carter in the 1980 election, a year after Islamic radicals in Iran seized American hostages at the U.S. embassy in Tehran.
    David Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Oh, Canada’s flashbacks to the generation of anti-war, anti-American radicals are muddled and unconvincing about how personal and political issues collide.
    Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
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