defection
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The defection needed the group's approval and some Plaid MSs wanted assurances that Cooper-Lesadd fully understood what it meant to be a Plaid Cymru member.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Confirmation of his arrest was swiftly followed by news of a Reform Senedd member's defection to Plaid Cymru.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Why Weil Gotshal’s highest-paid partner jumped to Cravath, shocking big law: A star dealmaker’s defection is revealing two starkly different views of the legal world’s race for scale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Earlier this summer, a team of six litigation partners, including a firm leader, left Wachtell in an almost-unheard-of defection from the marquee firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Analogously, the great sachems had to please or bully the lesser, lest by the defection of small communities they lose stature.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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