seceding
Leaving the union
Seceding is the present participle of secede—to formally withdraw from a political entity, organization, or alliance.
States secede from nations, members secede from unions: The southern states began seceding after Lincoln's election.
The word carries weight of official break, not casual departure.
State of being apart
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- splitSeparation into parts
- breakawaySudden separation from group
- disunionState of being divided
detachment · severance · dissolution · disjunction · bifurcation · fragmentation · disaffiliation · estrangement
Supreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
- plebisciteDirect vote by citizens
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
nationalism · devolution · federalism · decentralization · ratification · balkanization · unilateralism · autonomy
Act of taking away
- exitWay to leave
- departureAct of going away
- pulloutOrganized departure or removal
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
retreat · abandonment · forsaking · leave-taking · resignation · relinquishment · yielding · evacuation
Supreme independent authority
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
nationhood · statehood · liberation · emancipation · freedom · enfranchisement · self-sufficiency · nonalignment
One who revolts
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- separatistAdvocate for breaking away
- defectorOne who abandons allegiance
renegade · resistance · partisan · freedom fighter · mutineer · insurrectionist · subversive · militant
separation
State of being apart
disunion · detachment · severance · dissolution · disjunction · bifurcation · fragmentation · disaffiliation · estrangement · cleaving
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
- plebisciteDirect vote by citizens
partition · nationalism · devolution · federalism · decentralization · ratification · balkanization · unilateralism · autonomy · annexation
withdrawal
Act of taking away
disengagement · retreat · abandonment · forsaking · leave-taking · resignation · relinquishment · yielding · evacuation · opting out
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
self-governance · nationhood · statehood · liberation · emancipation · freedom · enfranchisement · self-sufficiency · nonalignment · declaration
insurgent
One who revolts
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- separatistAdvocate for breaking away
defector · renegade · resistance · partisan · freedom fighter · mutineer · insurrectionist · subversive · militant · radical
secedingjoining
Linking into one
acceding · entering · affiliating · federating · uniting
secedingunifying
Making disparate elements one
consolidating · uniting · merging · amalgamating · coalescing
secedingstaying
Continuing in place
remaining · unifying · consolidating · integrating · reuniting
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