anti-secession

adjective

an·ti-se·ces·sion | \ ¦an-tī-si-¦se-shən

, ¦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

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