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Secession
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secession
n.
withdrawal from an alliance or organization
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Secession
Secession (derived from the Latin term ) is the withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity (a country), but also any organization, union or military alliance. Threats of secession can also be a strategy for achieving more limited goals.
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Secession
Noun
1. the withdrawal of eleven Southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War
(hypernym) separation
secession
Noun
1. an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
(synonym) sezession
(hypernym) school
2. formal separation from an alliance or federation
(synonym) withdrawal
(hypernym) separation
(hyponym) breakaway, breaking away
(derivation) secede, splinter, break away
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sécession
nf.
secession, withdrawal from an alliance or organization
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secession
n.
odloučení; odtržení
