secession

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Related terms 1.1.3 Translations

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secession (plural secessions)

1. The act of seceding.

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A common example of usage is the withdrawal of 11 Southern states of the United States of America from the Union in 1860–1861, precipitating the U.S. civil war

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• secessionist

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