Secession

/sɛsˈɛʃən/

/sɪˈsɛʃən/

[noun]

Secession

[NOUN]

formal separation from an alliance or federation

synonyms : withdrawal

the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War

a group of Austrian artists active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who sought to break away from traditional academic art and create a modern, expressive style

synonyms : sezession

Examples

1. Was secession about slavery?

2. Now, the most important immediate result of the firing on Fort Sumter, of course, was the secession of the Upper South, part of the Upper South.

3. In fact, the wealthy region of Northern Spain has their own secession movement.

4. Without their secession, emancipation was constitutionally impossible.