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Meaning of "secessionist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SECESSIONIST

secessionist  [sɪˈseʃənɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SECESSIONIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Secessionist 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 SECESSIONIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Secession

Secession is the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, military alliance or especially a political entity. Threats of secession can also be a strategy for achieving more limited goals.

Definition of secessionist in the English dictionary

The definition of secessionist in the dictionary is a person who wants a region or group to become separate from the country or larger group to which it belongs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SECESSIONIST


abolitionist
ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪst
abortionist
əˈbɔːʃənɪst
conservationist
ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃənɪst
constructionist
kənˈstrʌkʃənɪst
educationist
ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃənɪst
evolutionist
ˌiːvəˈluːʃənɪst
exhibitionist
ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃənɪst
expressionist
ɪkˈsprɛʃənɪst
impressionist
ɪmˈprɛʃənɪst
nutritionist
njuːˈtrɪʃənɪst
obsessionist
əbˈseʃənɪst
obstructionist
əbˈstrʌkʃənɪst
percussionist
pəˈkʌʃənɪst
perfectionist
pəˈfɛkʃənɪst
postimpressionist
ˌpəʊstɪmˈpreʃənɪst
projectionist
prəˈdʒɛkʃənɪst
receptionist
rɪˈsɛpʃənɪst
reductionist
rɪˈdʌkʃənɪst
revolutionist
ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənɪst
successionist
səkˈseʃənɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SECESSIONIST

secede
seceder
secern
secernent
secernment
secesh
secesher
secession
secessional
secessionism
sech
seckle
seclude
secluded
secludedly
secludedness
seclusion
seclusionist
seclusive
seclusively

WORDS THAT END LIKE SECESSIONIST

accordionist
agonist
antagonist
anti-Zionist
arsonist
balloonist
cartoonist
colonist
communist
dental receptionist
fashionist
hotel receptionist
illusionist
precisionist
protagonist
revisionist
saxophonist
telephonist
trade unionist
unionist
Zionist

Synonyms and antonyms of secessionist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «secessionist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SECESSIONIST

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

Translator English - Chinese

分离主义者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

separatista
570 millions of speakers

English

secessionist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अलगाववादी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الانفصالية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сепаратистское
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

membro de secessão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপসরণকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sécessionniste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemisahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sezessionist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

分離独立派
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분리 독립을 지지하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Secessionist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người phân ly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரிவினைவாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अलगाववादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ayrılıkçı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

secessionista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

secesyjny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сепаратистський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

secesionist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποσχιστική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afskeiding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

secessionisten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

løsrive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of secessionist

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SECESSIONIST»

The term «secessionist» is normally little used and occupies the 110.803 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SECESSIONIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «secessionist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «secessionist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SECESSIONIST»

Discover the use of secessionist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to secessionist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
John Mitchel: Irish Nationalist, Southern Secessionist
"This is an informative, balanced biography that embraces a man who seemed defined by contradictions. McGovern unravels these to reveal how Mitchel made sense of himself and his world.
Bryan P. McGovern, 2009
2
The American Indian as Slaveholder and Secessionist
Author explores the diplomatic maneuvers of the Confederacy to secure alliances with five Indian nations.
Annie Heloise Abel, 1992
3
An Uncompromising Secessionist: The Civil War of George Knox ...
This book contains the letters of George Knox Miller who served as a line officer in the Confederate cavalry and participated in almost all of the major campaigns of the Army of Tennessee.Together, the letters offer significan insight into ...
George Knox Miller, Richard M. McMurry, 2007
4
A Stability-Seeking Power: U.S. Foreign Policy and ...
An insightful study of how America handles independence movements overseas.
Jonathan Paquin, 2010
5
Secessionist Challenges in Aceh and Papua: Is Special ...
This study investigates if special autonomy can resolve the secessionist challenges in Aceh and Papua.
Rodd McGibbon, 2004
6
Caught in the Crossfire: Revolutions, Repression, and the ...
Revolution versus Secession First, we can distinguish between civil wars that are revolutions and those that are secessionist revolts. In a revolutionary civil war, the rebels seek to overthrow the government and take its place as the government ...
Thomas David Mason, 2004
7
The Management of Ethnic Secessionist Conflict: The Big ...
This book contains a ground breaking comparative study and theoretical model of the influence of a Big Neighbour state on the success or failure of the struggle for independence of an ethnic minority, in several small states across the ...
Abeysinghe M. Navaratna-Bandara, 1995
8
Secessionist Movements and Ethnic Conflict: Debate-Framing ...
only on whether a secessionist entity is home to a minority sharing ethnicity with a threatening neighbour or the centre. It is rather a matter of perception, as the cases of Catalonia and the Basque country demonstrate. In Catalonia and the ...
Beata Huszka, 2013
9
Ethnic Groups in Conflict, Updated Edition with a New Preface
Second, ethnic diversity within the secessionist region is what frequently triggers the secession, and secessionist movements make this diversity a major political issue. As noted earlier, an influx of ethnically differentiated settlers helps provoke  ...
Donald L. Horowitz, 2001
10
Recognizing the Obvious? The United States Response to ...
The performed qualitative analysis, which includes cases taken from two regional settings, the Balkans and the Horn of Africa, confirms the effect of the regional stability factor on the formulation of U.S. foreign policy.
Jonathan Paquin, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SECESSIONIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term secessionist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Texas Secessionist Explains Why Texas is Not Really Part of …
The secessionist group was raided by every level of law enforcement this week during one of their meetings at a meeting hall in Bryan, Texas. What's most odd ... «Ring of Fire, Feb 15»
2
Feds raid Texas secessionist meeting
Feds raid Texas secessionist meeting. Dylan Baddour, Houston Chronicle. Updated 6:02 pm, Monday, February 23, 2015. «Chron.com, Feb 15»
3
Is the Islamic State a Secessionist Movement?
Is the so-called Islamic State more than just a secessionist movement? Tanisha Fazal believes so. While the group controls territory and challenges the authority ... «ISN, Feb 15»
4
Secessionist Movements In America Refuse To Die
They might not have much popular support, and Mel Gibson didn't make a blockbuster about them, but secessionist movements in America refuse to die. «Huffington Post, Nov 14»
5
'Secessionist' Vaiko won't have place in NDA, says Subramanian …
'If Vaiko wants to run a secessionist Tamil Nadu, he has no place in the NDA," Swami said to media here. Taking a critical view of the BJP-led NDA government's ... «Daily News & Analysis, Nov 14»
6
Americans for independence...from America
They might not have much popular support, and Mel Gibson didn't make a blockbuster about them, but secessionist movements in America refuse to die. «USA TODAY, Nov 14»
7
Why I Wrote 'The Secessionist States of America'
Because of the recent independence referendum in Scotland, secession is all the rage. Both in Europe and even here in the United States. With that subject in ... «Town Hall, Oct 14»
8
Ron Paul Thinks There Should Be More Secessionist Movements in …
The former U.S. congressman and perennial presidential candidate tells National Journal that he's "real pleased" with American secessionist groups. «National Journal, Sep 14»
9
Where Scotland failed, could New Hampshire succeed?
Banning secession would break this original agreement. On some level, Washington ... For now, there are no serious secessionist movements. No state has the ... «Washington Post, Sep 14»
10
Secessionist movements learn lessons from Scotland vote
Scotland's bid to secede from the United Kingdom may have fallen short, but the failure has not deterred other secessionist movements around the globe. In fact ... «USA TODAY, Sep 14»

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