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separatist
[sep-er-uh-tist, -uh-rey-]
noun
a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.
an advocate of separation, especially ecclesiastical or political separation.
adjective
of, relating to, or designating separatism or separatists.
separatist forces;
separatist tendencies.
separatist
1/ ˈsɛpərətɪst, ˈsɛprə- /
noun
a person who advocates or practises secession from an organization or group
( as modifier )
a separatist movement
Separatist
2/ ˈsɛprə-, ˈsɛpərətɪst /
noun
(sometimes not capital) a person who advocates the secession of a province, esp Quebec, from Canada
Other 51Թ Forms
- separatism noun
- antiseparatist noun
- ˈ貹ˌپ noun
- ˌ貹ˈپپ adjective
- ˈ貹ˌپ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of separatist1
Example Sentences
Modi's attendance comes amid deeply strained relations between the two countries over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader on Canadian soil.
Even movements led by feminists and Black separatists resonate with the same constellation of beliefs, as Borden demonstrates with harrowing examples.
While on a work trip, Johnson - an English-speaking civil servant - and five colleagues were captured by armed separatists.
On Friday, the separatist Bloc Québécois party said it will again seek to scrap the need for elected officials to swear allegiance to the King.
Beijing has taken a particularly harsh stance against President Lai Ching-te, whom Chinese officials have called a “dangerous separatist” because he has promoted Taiwanese independence.
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