secessionist
Example Sentences
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A potential Kurdish uprising faces risks, including Iranian security-force retaliation and concerns from neighbors about secessionist movements.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
He then formed the STC, grouping secessionist factions.
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
Such efforts eventually pushed the high representative to take action and annul the secessionist legislation.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025
“I would not dare say that the secessionist movement is dead, but I can say that we are in a period where we don’t know what will come next,” he said.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024
Jefferson and Madison claimed to share their apprehensions and their political principles, but not their secessionist impulses.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
