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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“Anti-secession.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-secession. Accessed 26 Sep. 2021.
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