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Since the heady days of the 2009 Inauguration, middle-class independents have grown increasingly distant from Obama. Working-class voters - always more enamored of Clinton - have grown even more wary and distrustful of the Chicagoan. Both voting blocs pose the danger of serious defection in 2012. Without their support, Obama cannot win.
Douglas Wilder

Meaning of "defection" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFECTION

defection  [dɪˈfɛkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFECTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Defection is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEFECTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

defection

Defection

In politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state in exchange for allegiance to another, in a way which is considered illegitimate by the first state. More broadly, it involves abandoning a person, cause or doctrine to which one is bound by some tie, as of allegiance or duty. This term is also applied, often pejoratively, to anyone who switches loyalty to another religion, sports team, political party, or other rival faction. In that sense, the defector is often considered a traitor by their original side.

Definition of defection in the English dictionary

The definition of defection in the dictionary is the act or an instance of defecting. Other definition of defection is abandonment of duty, allegiance, principles, etc; backsliding.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFECTION


affection
əˈfɛkʃən
autoinfection
ˌɔːtəʊɪnˈfɛkʃən
collection
kəˈlɛkʃən
confection
kənˈfɛkʃən
connection
kəˈnɛkʃən
correction
kəˈrɛkʃən
detection
dɪˈtɛkʃən
direction
dɪˈrɛkʃən
disaffection
ˌdɪsəˈfɛkʃən
imperfection
ˌɪmpəˈfɛkʃən
infection
ɪnˈfɛkʃən
perfection
pəˈfɛkʃən
postinfection
ˌpəʊstɪnˈfɛkʃən
protection
prəˈtɛkʃən
refection
rɪˈfɛkʃən
section
ˈsɛkʃən
selection
sɪˈlɛkʃən
superinfection
ˌsuːpərɪnˈfɛkʃən
transfection
trænsˈfɛkʃən
unperfection
ˌʌnpəˈfɛkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFECTION

defeatism
defeatist
defeature
defecate
defecation
defecator
defect
defectibility
defectible
defectionist
defective
defectively
defectiveness
defector
defeminisation
defeminise
defeminization
defeminize
defence

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFECTION

accreditation
action
addiction
attraction
auction
construction
course of action
court of competent jurisdiction
fiction
function
inspection
instruction
interaction
introduction
out of action
production
reaction
reduction
reproduction
satisfaction
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of defection in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «DEFECTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «defection» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of defection

Translation of «defection» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFECTION

Find out the translation of defection to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of defection from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «defection» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

叛逃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deserción
570 millions of speakers

English

defection
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दलबदल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انشقاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отступничество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

deserção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দলত্যাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

défection
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembelotan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abfall
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

亡命
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탈북
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Defection
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự bỏ đảng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாறியதால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पक्ष देश सोडून जाण्याची कृती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iltica
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

defezione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zdrada
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відступництво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezertarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποστασία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afvalligheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avhopp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avhopp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of defection

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFECTION»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFECTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about defection

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QUOTES WITH «DEFECTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word defection.
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Douglas Wilder
Since the heady days of the 2009 Inauguration, middle-class independents have grown increasingly distant from Obama. Working-class voters - always more enamored of Clinton - have grown even more wary and distrustful of the Chicagoan. Both voting blocs pose the danger of serious defection in 2012. Without their support, Obama cannot win.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFECTION»

Discover the use of defection in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to defection and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Coalition Defection: The Dissolution of Arab Anti-Israeli ...
Analyzes the forces behind the dissemination of all anti-Israel coalitions formed by Arab states since 1948.
Avi Kober, 2002
2
The Pontecorvo Affair: A Cold War Defection and Nuclear Physics
The Pontecorvo Affair draws from newly disclosed sources to challenge previous attempts to solve the case, offering a balanced and well-documented account of Pontecorvo, his activities, and his possible motivations for defecting.
Simone Turchetti, 2012
3
Honourable Defection
Inspired by fellow Arab freedom-fighters, the FSA represents hope for all Syrians who aspire to democracy, freedom and humane treatment after four decades of oppression by dictatorship and tyranny The story focuses on two soldiers with very ...
Husam Wafaei, 2012
4
A Process Theory of Customer Defection in ...
Customer defection is the customer-initiated reduction of a business-to-business relationship.
Thomas Hollmann, 2008
5
Defection of A. J. Lewinter
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Robert Littell, 2002
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Crime and Networks
Defection forms an important dependent variable for this study. We define defection as an act that symbolizes, communicates, and carries out an actor's breaking from the organizational goals ofthe conspiracy. Defection plays a crucial role in ...
Carlo Morselli, 2013
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Some Persons vindicated against the Author of the Defection, ...
Affair might have proceeded in a Judicial Manner, notwithstanding all that happen'd; nor does even this L beller himself offer the least Proos, That t e Defection (as he Calls it) of these' Persons, had any Influence upon that Affair, nor indeed ...
Daniel Defoe, Charles TOWNSHEND (2nd Viscount Townshend.), Esq. R- W-, 1718
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Radical, Religious, and Violent: The New Economics of Terrorism
The defection constraint limits the size of the project an organization can take on without triggering defection by members. It is calculated as the value of a project ( hill, convoy) that, if offered as a bribe to a group of members, would cause them ...
Eli Berman, 2011
9
Faking Church: The Subtle Defection
Don't worry -- we're all faking church to some degree.
Daniel Schaeffer, 2004
10
The Presidential Pulse of Congressional Elections
The partisan-defection proposition, proposition 9, addresses itself to the theory's contention that presidential elections, unlike midterms, systematically benefit the president's party by stimulating greater defections from the opposing party's ...
James E. Campbell, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFECTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term defection is used in the context of the following news items.
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North Korean defection by the numbers
Reports of new fences along the border and an increased troop presence in common defection areas make the actual crossing a riskier ... «NK News, Jul 15»
2
The Dividends of Defection
It tasted sweet on some lips while it lasted, that dish of defection. There were two parties in the main, and so there was only one other to defect ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Dogara Dismisses Rumours Of Planned Defection
Yakubu-Dogara-Speake-of-House-of-Reps The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Yakubu Dogara, says there is no truth in ... «CHANNELS TELEVISION, Jul 15»
4
Cuba Confirms Defection of 2 Baseball Players During US Trip
Two Cuban baseball players have defected while in the United States for a series of games against U.S. collegians, the island's official sports ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
5
Video: Behind-the-scenes look at fallout from Jose Aldo's defection
The latest edition of UFC embedded has lifted the lid on the impact Jose Aldo's shock defection has had on the Conor McGregor camp this ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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Serta Will Stop Selling Trump Mattresses in Latest Defection
Serta, the largest U.S. mattress manufacturer, will end its business relationship with Donald Trump after he made disparaging comments about ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
7
Friday's papers: Travel ban spat, North Korean defection, PM's …
The papers also report on the alleged defection to Finland by a North Korean scientist, open up public opinion on new premier Juha Sipilä, and ... «YLE News, Jul 15»
8
Succession issues drive partner defection
Frustration around succession issues in mid-tier Melbourne firm McLean Delmo Bentleys has seen two partners defect to a second-tier rival. «AccountantsDaily, Jul 15»
9
Another Bilzin Defection: David Gersten Heading to Gordon & Rees …
Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod lost former Judge David Gersten on Wednesday a day after top rainmaker Marty Steinberg announced ... «Daily Business Review, Jul 15»
10
Jonathan: Ex-president's allies meet APC National Chairman to …
Jonathan: Ex-president's allies meet APC National Chairman to cement defection plans. JonathanEx-president's allies meet APC National ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»

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