secessionist

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noun

A person who secedes or supports secession from a political union or an alliance or organisation.

“Near-synonym: separatist”

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separatist
Opposite
centralistunionistfederalist
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Meanings

nounsecessionist (plural secessionists)

plural secessionists

  1. A person who secedes or supports secession from a political union or an alliance or organisation.

    Near-synonym: separatist

    1 more example

    Gustav Klimt was of the Viennese secessionist school.

    Synonyms: separatist · Antonyms: centralist, unionist, federalist

adjectivesecessionist (comparative more secessionist, superlative most secessionist)

comparative more secessionist · superlative most secessionist

  1. Seceding or supporting secession.

    The principality of Freedonia (www.freedonia.org), an earnest collective of secessionist superlibertarians based in Boston, falls into the first category.

    2000 March 28, Alex Blumberg, “It's Good to Be King”, in WIRED, archived from the original on 24 Mar 2005

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who secedes or supports secession from a political union or an alliance or organisation.

Similar
separatist
Opposite
centralistunionistfederalist
Also see
secessionalistsecessionerseparatist

Origin

From secession + -ist.

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Translations

Catalan secessionista
  • secessionistaone who supports secession
Chinese Mandarin 分離主義者 /分离主义者
  • 分離主義者 /分离主义者one who supports secession
Danish separatist
  • separatistone who supports secession
French sécessionniste
  • sécessionnisteone who supports secession
German Sezessionist, Sezessionistin
  • Sezessionistone who supports secession
  • Sezessionistinone who supports secession
Italian secessionista
  • secessionistaone who supports secession
Portuguese secessionista
  • secessionistaone who supports secession
Spanish secesionista
  • secesionistaone who supports secession
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APA

secessionist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secessionist

MLA

“secessionist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secessionist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secessionist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secessionist.

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