secessionist
noun
se·ces·sion·ist
si-ˈse-sh(ə-)nist 
: one who joins in a secession or maintains that secession is a right
secessionist
adjective
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Once the Civil War broke out in April 1861, secessionists converged on the city.
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Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
The secessionist forces include, most notably, California and Texas; the loyalist states include New York, South Carolina, Kansas, and Arizona.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
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Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
The secessionist forces include, most notably, California and Texas; the loyalist states include New York, South Carolina, Kansas, and Arizona.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
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secessionist
noun
se·ces·sion·ist
-ˈsesh-(ə-)nəst
: one who joins in or supports a secession
secessionist
adjective
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