seceded; seceding
: to withdraw from an organization (such as a religious communion or political party or federation)
seceder
noun
Examples of secede in a Sentence
South Carolina seceded from the Union in 1860.
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By holding Mehrtens, his captors hoped to press New Zealand to lobby Indonesia into allowing Papua to secede from Indonesia – a seemingly impossible demand.
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Manveena Suri, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
In June 2023, a local proponent of Punjab seceding from India to form ‘Khalistan,’ an independent Sikh homeland, was shot dead in Surrey.
—Devon Leger, SPIN, 10 Sep. 2024
The visit comes less than a week after the country marked the 25th anniversary of its vote to secede from Indonesia.
—Christopher Lamb, Helen Regan and Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
The country’s urban-rural political divide — evident even in California, where conservative northern counties have long talked of seceding to form their own State of Jefferson— has only grown wider since Trump was elected in 2016.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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Manveena Suri, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
In June 2023, a local proponent of Punjab seceding from India to form ‘Khalistan,’ an independent Sikh homeland, was shot dead in Surrey.
—Devon Leger, SPIN, 10 Sep. 2024
The visit comes less than a week after the country marked the 25th anniversary of its vote to secede from Indonesia.
—Christopher Lamb, Helen Regan and Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
The country’s urban-rural political divide — evident even in California, where conservative northern counties have long talked of seceding to form their own State of Jefferson— has only grown wider since Trump was elected in 2016.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Secede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secede. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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secede
verb
se·cede
si-ˈsēd 
seceded; seceding
: to withdraw from an organization (as a nation, church, or political party)
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