separatism

[sep-er-uh-tism] / ˈsɛp ər ə tɪsm /

NOUN

segregation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apartheid discrimination

STRONG

dissociation disunion division isolation partition seclusion

WEAK

splitting up

Antonyms

STRONG

attachment connection juncture union unity

Example Sentences

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But was Blair correct in saying he'd "lanced the boil of separatism"?

From BBC

Polls suggest the Bloc Quebecois, a party advocating for Quebec separatism that only runs candidates in the French-speaking province, is in third place, with the left-leaning New Democratic Party trailing behind in fourth.

From BBC

“I think we need to move away from separatism,” she told the audience.

From Los Angeles Times

This may have been a low point, but not even the more edifying moments of the discussion shed much light on the essential conflict between Brustein’s commitment to integration and Wilson’s appeal for separatism.

From Los Angeles Times

The markers of separatism are everywhere at the temple.

From New York Times