Secessionist
[sɪ'seʃənɪst] or [sɪ'sɛʃənɪst]
Definition
(n.) One who upholds secession.
(n.) One who holds to the belief that a State has the right to separate from the Union at its will.
Editor: Nicolas
Examples
- The federal system established in 1789 had to fight the secessionist efforts of the confederated slave-holding states. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The secessionists became quiet but were filled with suppressed rage. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The secessionists had then to leave the cabinet. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Checker: Paulette