anti–secession
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adjective
an·ti–se·ces·sion
\¦an-tī-si-¦se-shən, ¦an-tē-\
variants: 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
anti–secessionist
less commonlyantisecessionist
\¦an-tī-si-¦se-shə-nist, ¦an-tē-\ play 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, 2005anti–secessionist
less commonlyantisecessionist
noun, pluralanti–secessionists
alsoantisecessionists
The two anti-secessionists … proved so unpopular with the troops that neither of them lasted long. — Bruce S. Allardice, More Generals in Gray, 1995From the M-W Editors
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