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an·ti-se·ces·sion | \ ¦an-tī-si-¦se-shən 
, ¦an-tē- \
, ¦an-tē- \variants:
or less commonly antisecession
Definition of anti-secession
: opposed to political secession
These former Whigs and anti-secession Democrats began to assume power as elections to consider secession were producing huge pro-Union … majorities.— Lawrence M. Denton, William Henry Seward and the Secession Crisis, 2009
Other Words from anti-secession
anti-secessionist or less commonly antisecessionist \ ¦an-tī-si-¦se-shə-nist , ¦an-tē- \ adjective
, ¦an-tē- \ adjective
In any case, the growth of anti-secessionist declarations corresponds with the number of ongoing civil wars in the world. — Ann Hironaka, Neverending Wars, 2005
anti-secessionist or less commonly antisecessionist noun, plural anti-secessionists also antisecessionists
The two anti-secessionists … proved so unpopular with the troops that neither of them lasted long. — Bruce S. Allardice, More Generals in Gray, 1995
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