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secessionists

noun

plural of secessionist

as in rebels

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 secessionists If nothing is done, the secessionists may achieve success simply for lack of opposition. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 Analysts sympathetic to Riyadh say Saudi policy is to defend state sovereignty and regional order, accusing Abu Dhabi of empowering secessionists to maintain influence in failing states. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026

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Yemen's military said the rebels targeted both the port city of Mokha on the Red Sea coast and the central province of Marib with missiles and drones, but did not provide further details.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
The clash, which occurred on Monday in the Sakaba council area of Kebbi state, also left two civilians and 17 of the rebels dead, police spokesperson Bashir Usman said in a statement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

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Assad and his brother Maher fled to Russia after insurgents marched into Damascus in December 2014.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Tuesday’s primaries refused to settle into one of the storylines written in the weeks after Colorado’s primaries, where insurgents in both parties wildly overperformed.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of insurgents

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During the nineteenth century, an older form of abolitionism was led by Black radicals.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
In the early days of the republic, there were many radicals and reformers who shared my suspicion that patriotism was an evasion, substituting songs and speeches about liberty for the reality.

— Dominic Erdozain, Time, 3 July 2026

Definition of radicals

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The event’s description and choice of speakers showed overlapping anti-government narratives used to garner sympathy for leftist and Islamic extremists alike.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026
Swatting is just one criminal element associated with 764, which federal authorities have characterized as a network of nihilistic violent extremists.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

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