as in rebel
a person who thinks that a nation, state, etc., should separate from another and become independent
A growing group of secessionists are pushing for the independence of the region.
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Recent Examples of secessionist
An Austrian secessionist painted iron center table by Thonet stands atop a circa 1900 Russian Bessarabian wool rug in the two-story entrance hall.
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David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
According to researchers at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a think tank in Washington, D.C., these secessionist movements have gained support from Russian accounts on social media.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The base was originally named for Lt. Gen. Henry Benning, a Confederate general and Southern secessionist who opposed freeing slaves.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
Monuments to old secessionists and segregationists had fallen across the country.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2021
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David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
According to researchers at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a think tank in Washington, D.C., these secessionist movements have gained support from Russian accounts on social media.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The base was originally named for Lt. Gen. Henry Benning, a Confederate general and Southern secessionist who opposed freeing slaves.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
Monuments to old secessionists and segregationists had fallen across the country.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secessionist
Noun
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Also starring Jamie Lee Curtis, the original 2003 flick found Lohan’s character — a teenage rebel who fronts a rock band called Pink Slip — magically switching bodies with her mother.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
28 May 2025
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Bo was a rebel on a motorcycle who soon fell for the rich and spirited Hope.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Subsequently, Russia annexed Crimea, pro-Russian separatists proclaimed the independence of the oblasts that comprise the Donbas region, and the Russo-Ukrainian war began.—
Clare Morell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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The oil-rich province is home to a small but dedicated minority of separatists.—
Amber Bracken,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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For decades, the Philippine armed forces battled insurgents in the southern reaches of the archipelago.—
ELY RATNER,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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The insurgents have become the establishment, and the purpose of the establishment is always to protect itself.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
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“Secessionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secessionist. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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