noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of seceding. countable, uncountable

   "That year, secession was enacted on account of unreasonable policies."

2. 2
   formal separation from an alliance or federation wordnet
3. 3
   an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

agreement to disagreealienationapostasyarmed secessionbackslidingbetrayal

Example

More examples

"Secession is not the only political tool available to the state."

Etymology

From Latin sēcessiō (“a withdrawing”).

Related phrases

Secession WarSecession Winter

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