Secessionist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Secessionist is a noun meaning A person who secedes or supports secession from a political union or an alliance or organisation.
Meaning
A person who secedes or supports secession from a political union or an alliance or organisation.
More Meanings
- Seceding or supporting secession.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: separatist
Gustav Klimt was of the Viennese secessionist school.
The principality of Freedonia (www.freedonia.org), an earnest collective of secessionist superlibertarians based in Boston, falls into the first category.
Word Forms
- secessionists
Synonyms for secessionist
Depending on context, synonyms include separatist.
Antonyms for secessionist
Common opposites include centralist, unionist, federalist.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include secession, splittist, separatism, separatist, division, divisiveness.
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