secession
noun
se·ces·sion
si-ˈse-shən 
1
: withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
2
: formal withdrawal from an organization
Examples of secession in a Sentence
the secession of the Southern states
Recent Examples on the Web
Garland doesn’t explain what led to the secession or much of the historical backstory, and even Offerman’s president isn’t onscreen enough to dig into any real-life inspirations, outside of some faux bluster in the face of certain defeat.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Though plot details for the project have been kept tightly under wraps, December's initial trailer drop outlined a story involving the secession of 19 states, prompting an uptick in army activity and subsequent rebel tension.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024
In the new YouGov poll, 29% of Californians supported secession, almost identical to the portion of Alaskans and Texans who would like independence for their states.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
At the Stockton temple, these developments have only fueled the drive for secession.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
Serbian forces were massing along the length of their country’s border with Kosovo, where NATO has kept an uneasy peace since a bloody war of secession in 1999.
—TIME, 29 Feb. 2024
Similar secession efforts infamously led to the Civil War.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2024
With the city quietened, Beijing passed the national security law, introducing four vague new crimes — secession, subversion, colluding with foreign forces and terrorism.
—Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
First elected to the Senate, from Mississippi, in 1848, Davis believed in slavery, states’ rights, and secession, three ideas in one.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Though plot details for the project have been kept tightly under wraps, December's initial trailer drop outlined a story involving the secession of 19 states, prompting an uptick in army activity and subsequent rebel tension.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024
In the new YouGov poll, 29% of Californians supported secession, almost identical to the portion of Alaskans and Texans who would like independence for their states.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
At the Stockton temple, these developments have only fueled the drive for secession.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
Serbian forces were massing along the length of their country’s border with Kosovo, where NATO has kept an uneasy peace since a bloody war of secession in 1999.
—TIME, 29 Feb. 2024
Similar secession efforts infamously led to the Civil War.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2024
With the city quietened, Beijing passed the national security law, introducing four vague new crimes — secession, subversion, colluding with foreign forces and terrorism.
—Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
First elected to the Senate, from Mississippi, in 1848, Davis believed in slavery, states’ rights, and secession, three ideas in one.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
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secession
noun
se·ces·sion
si-ˈsesh-ən
: the act of seceding
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