secessionist

English

Etymology

From secession ‎ -ist.

Noun

secessionist (plural secessionists)

1. A person who secedes or supports secession from a political union or an alliance or organisation.

   Gustav Klimt was of the Viennese secessionist school.

Usage notes

• A common usage is for supporters of the Confederacy during the United States Civil War.

Related terms

• secede
• secession

Translations

one who supports secession

• Catalan: secessionista m or f
• Danish: separatist (da) c
• French: sécessionniste (fr)
• Galician: secesionista m or f
• German: Sezessionist (de) m, Sezessionistin (de) f
• Italian: secessionista (it) m or f
• Portuguese: secessionista m or f
• Spanish: secesionista m or f

Adjective

secessionist (comparative more secessionist, superlative most secessionist)

1. seceding or supporting secession.

Usage notes

• As well as being applied to people and movements, 'secessionist' is commonly used to describe opinions or beliefs and the form of their expression in books, articles, or speeches.