What does secession mean?
Definitions for secession
sɪˈsɛʃ ənse·ces·sion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word secession.
Princeton's WordNet
secession, sezessionnoun
an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
Secessionnoun
the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War
secession, withdrawalnoun
formal separation from an alliance or federation
Wiktionary
secessionnoun
The act of seceding.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Secessionnoun
Etymology: secessio, Latin.
The accession of bodies upon, or secession thereof from the earth’s surface, perturb not the equilibration of either hemisphere. Brown.
Wikipedia
Secession
Secession is the withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity, but also from any organization, union or military alliance. Some of the most famous and significant secessions have been: the former Soviet republics leaving the Soviet Union, and Algeria leaving France. Threats of secession can be a strategy for achieving more limited goals. It is, therefore, a process, which commences once a group proclaims the act of secession (e.g. declaration of independence). A secession attempt might be violent or peaceful, but the goal is the creation of a new state or entity independent from the group or territory it seceded from.
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secession
Secession refers to the act of formally withdrawing from an organization, political entity, federation, or alliance. It is the process by which a group, region, or entity declares independence from a larger whole to which it had previously belonged. This is often done through a political or revolutionary movement and may result in the formation of a new, separate entity.
Webster Dictionary
Secessionnoun
the act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal
Secessionnoun
the withdrawal of a State from the national Union
Etymology: [L. secessio: cf. F. scession. See Secede.]
Wikidata
Secession
Secession is the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or especially a political entity. Threats of secession can also be a strategy for achieving more limited goals.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of secession in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of secession in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of secession in a Sentence
The real object of those who resorted to Secession, as well as those who sustained it, was not to overthrow the Government of the United States but to perpetuate the principles upon which it was founded. The object in quitting the Union was not to destroy, but to save the principles of the Constitution.
They weren't like Joe Manchin. They didn't give a damn if was bipartisan or not, they just said,' We are in control, we are the party of the Union, we are the party of emancipation, the Democrats are the party of treason, they are the party of secession... of racism, and we don't care... if they vote for it or not.' It just reinforced their feeling that the Democrats were out of touch and didn't respect the results of the Civil War.
The problem with Sturgeon's plan is that she appears to assume that if there's a referendum on Scottish independence before Brexit, then Scotland can remain a member of the European Union, this is a legal headache for Europe. Clearly the European Commission's position is that in cases of secession, the newly created state would have to apply from scratch.
That’s secession. That’s what happened in the Civil War, they want to create a new country, and that’s just not going to happen. First of all, it’s illegal under our Constitution. There’s no base out here to support that.
Before, the Sunnis were very sensitive to believing (devolution) would lead to secession, to the breakup of Iraq but now they’re coming to terms with it.
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- إِنْشِقاقArabic
- аддзяле́ннеBelarusian
- отцепванеBulgarian
- seceseCzech
- Secession, Abspaltung, SezessionGerman
- απόσχισηGreek
- secesiónSpanish
- setsessioonEstonian
- eroaminen, eroFinnish
- sécessionFrench
- 離脱, 脱退Japanese
- អបគមន៍Khmer
- 이탈, 탈퇴Korean
- secessieDutch
- løsrivelseNorwegian
- secesjaPolish
- secessãoPortuguese
- сеце́ссия, отделе́ниеRussian
- secesiaSlovak
- secessijaSlovene
- utbrytning, secession, utträdeSwedish
- వేర్పాటుTelugu
- відді́лення, сеце́сіяUkrainian
- ly khai, ra khỏiVietnamese
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