secessionist
noun
se·ces·sion·ist
si-ˈse-sh(ə-)nist 
: one who joins in a secession or maintains that secession is a right
secessionist
adjective
Examples of secessionist in a Sentence
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The secessionist forces include, most notably, California and Texas; the loyalist states include New York, South Carolina, Kansas, and Arizona.
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
We’re shown an America torn between the forces of the United States and the secessionists known as The Western Front, comprised of California and Texas.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Fleets of helicopters patrol the skies and explosions rock major cities as the secessionist Western Forces, including those from Texas and California, advance on the president, a three-term authoritarian who has disbanded the F.B.I. and launched airstrikes on fellow Americans.
—Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
But millions of Southerners saw an army of destruction training in the night, fears inflamed by the country’s partisan newspaper networks, which spread deliberate disinformation and secessionist plots.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
The third person in that race, Win Carpenter, a prominent far-right voice in the State of Jefferson secessionist movement, did not advance to the general election.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Win Carpenter, a prominent far-right voice in the State of Jefferson secessionist movement, was running third.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
With thousands of members from across Northern California, the Gurdwara Sahib Sikh Temple is a focal point of debate over the tactics of the secessionist movement.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
In July, protesters outside the Indian Consulate General in Toronto promoted the Sikh secessionist cause with signs that accused Indian diplomats of being behind Mr. Nijjar’s death.
—Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
We’re shown an America torn between the forces of the United States and the secessionists known as The Western Front, comprised of California and Texas.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Fleets of helicopters patrol the skies and explosions rock major cities as the secessionist Western Forces, including those from Texas and California, advance on the president, a three-term authoritarian who has disbanded the F.B.I. and launched airstrikes on fellow Americans.
—Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
But millions of Southerners saw an army of destruction training in the night, fears inflamed by the country’s partisan newspaper networks, which spread deliberate disinformation and secessionist plots.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
The third person in that race, Win Carpenter, a prominent far-right voice in the State of Jefferson secessionist movement, did not advance to the general election.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Win Carpenter, a prominent far-right voice in the State of Jefferson secessionist movement, was running third.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
With thousands of members from across Northern California, the Gurdwara Sahib Sikh Temple is a focal point of debate over the tactics of the secessionist movement.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
In July, protesters outside the Indian Consulate General in Toronto promoted the Sikh secessionist cause with signs that accused Indian diplomats of being behind Mr. Nijjar’s death.
—Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
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secessionist
noun
se·ces·sion·ist
-ˈsesh-(ə-)nəst
: one who joins in or supports a secession
secessionist
adjective
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