secession
noun
se·ces·sion
si-ˈse-shən 
1
: withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
2
: formal withdrawal from an organization
Examples of secession in a Sentence
the secession of the Southern states
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In the 1770s and 1780s, the founders feared a three-step chain reaction that would begin with the secession of one or more states from the Union.
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Eli Merritt, TIME, 4 July 2024
Yet there remains a prevailing caution about being fully associated with secession.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
An Oregon ballot initiative is the latest in a long line of secession efforts that speak to the nation's sharp divide.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
The religious insufficiency became more apparent post-independence in events such as the secession of Bangladesh in 1971 where Muslims, who were in majority, were treated poorly by the Punjabi central government and denied their rights to co-exist as Muslim and Bengali.
—Nahal Sheikh, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2024
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Eli Merritt, TIME, 4 July 2024
Yet there remains a prevailing caution about being fully associated with secession.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
An Oregon ballot initiative is the latest in a long line of secession efforts that speak to the nation's sharp divide.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
The religious insufficiency became more apparent post-independence in events such as the secession of Bangladesh in 1971 where Muslims, who were in majority, were treated poorly by the Punjabi central government and denied their rights to co-exist as Muslim and Bengali.
—Nahal Sheikh, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2024
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“Secession.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secession. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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secession
noun
se·ces·sion
si-ˈsesh-ən
: the act of seceding
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