seceded; seceding
: to withdraw from an organization (such as a religious communion or political party or federation)
seceder
noun
Examples of secede in a Sentence
South Carolina seceded from the Union in 1860.
Recent Examples on the Web
Soon after Lincoln's election, South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union.
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Anthony Mason, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2024
Since the 1880s, Peaks Islanders have mounted six unsuccessful campaigns to secede from Portland, which is three miles away and governs the island.
—Steven Kurutz Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
No one should expect anything like quick action toward either that or California seceding outright from the United States, however.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
In 2015, as governor of the first state to secede from the Union after Abraham Lincoln’s 1860 election, Haley removed the Confederate flag from South Carolina’s state capitol after a mass-murder attack at a black Methodist church in Charleston.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 1 Jan. 2024
Garland’s film is set in an America at war with itself (Texas and California have seceded to become the Western Forces) and follows a group of journalists attempting to interview the U.S. president.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
The president in the film is in the midst of an unprecedented third term and opposed by at least two rebellious groups, the Western Forces and Florida Alliance, with trailers noting that 19 states seceded from the union as part of the conflict.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
Also shelved was an HBO show that would have explored a looming third American Civil War, in an alternative reality where the South seceded from the union and slavery still exists (the idea sparked outrage online).
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The film, which had its world premiere at SXSW on Thursday, depicts a near-future U.S. at the climax of a civil war where the two most populous states have seceded.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
Anthony Mason, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2024
Since the 1880s, Peaks Islanders have mounted six unsuccessful campaigns to secede from Portland, which is three miles away and governs the island.
—Steven Kurutz Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
No one should expect anything like quick action toward either that or California seceding outright from the United States, however.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
In 2015, as governor of the first state to secede from the Union after Abraham Lincoln’s 1860 election, Haley removed the Confederate flag from South Carolina’s state capitol after a mass-murder attack at a black Methodist church in Charleston.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 1 Jan. 2024
Garland’s film is set in an America at war with itself (Texas and California have seceded to become the Western Forces) and follows a group of journalists attempting to interview the U.S. president.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
The president in the film is in the midst of an unprecedented third term and opposed by at least two rebellious groups, the Western Forces and Florida Alliance, with trailers noting that 19 states seceded from the union as part of the conflict.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
Also shelved was an HBO show that would have explored a looming third American Civil War, in an alternative reality where the South seceded from the union and slavery still exists (the idea sparked outrage online).
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The film, which had its world premiere at SXSW on Thursday, depicts a near-future U.S. at the climax of a civil war where the two most populous states have seceded.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
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secede
verb
se·cede
si-ˈsēd 
seceded; seceding
: to withdraw from an organization (as a nation, church, or political party)
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