separatist
noun
sep·a·rat·ist
ˈse-p(ə-)rə-tist 
ˈse-pə-ˌrā-
: one that favors separatism: such as
a
capitalized
: one of a group of 16th and 17th century English Protestants preferring to separate from rather than to reform the Church of England
b
: an advocate of independence or autonomy for a part of a political unit (such as a nation)
c
: an advocate of racial or cultural separation
separatist
adjective
Examples of separatist in a Sentence
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It’s been a decade since Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by Russian separatists.
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Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Xi has also not commented publicly on Taiwan’s January presidential election, won by current Vice President Lai Ching-te, viewed by Beijing as a dangerous separatist and who takes office on May 20.
—Reuters, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
India, agencies reported, is focused on suppressing support for a Sikh separatist movement that seeks to carve an independent state and opposes Canadian candidates perceived to support it.
—Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The pro-Kremlin leader has also subdued the Chechen separatist movement that fought for independence from Russia for almost two decades.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
First, Iranian airstrikes targeted what Tehran described as bases for the Sunni separatist group Jaish al-Adl in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday.
—Habibullah Khan, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2024
The Baluch Liberation Army, an ethnic separatist group that's operated in the region since 2000, said in a statement the strikes targeted and killed its people.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
The season focuses on the arrival of white separatists, led by businessman Ethan Zobelle (Adam Arkin) and his henchman A.J. Weston (Henry Rollins), who hope to drive SAMCRO out of Charming.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2024
This past winter, the FBI unsealed an indictment accusing an Indian government employee of orchestrating a murder-for-hire assassination attempt of a Sikh separatist activist in New York City.
—Sandhya Dirks, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Xi has also not commented publicly on Taiwan’s January presidential election, won by current Vice President Lai Ching-te, viewed by Beijing as a dangerous separatist and who takes office on May 20.
—Reuters, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
India, agencies reported, is focused on suppressing support for a Sikh separatist movement that seeks to carve an independent state and opposes Canadian candidates perceived to support it.
—Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The pro-Kremlin leader has also subdued the Chechen separatist movement that fought for independence from Russia for almost two decades.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
First, Iranian airstrikes targeted what Tehran described as bases for the Sunni separatist group Jaish al-Adl in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday.
—Habibullah Khan, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2024
The Baluch Liberation Army, an ethnic separatist group that's operated in the region since 2000, said in a statement the strikes targeted and killed its people.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
The season focuses on the arrival of white separatists, led by businessman Ethan Zobelle (Adam Arkin) and his henchman A.J. Weston (Henry Rollins), who hope to drive SAMCRO out of Charming.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2024
This past winter, the FBI unsealed an indictment accusing an Indian government employee of orchestrating a murder-for-hire assassination attempt of a Sikh separatist activist in New York City.
—Sandhya Dirks, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
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separatist
noun
sep·a·rat·ist
ˈsep(-ə)-rət-əst
: a person who favors separation (as from a church or party)
separatism
noun
-rə-ˌtiz-əm
separatist
adjective
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