secession — the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state
Pronunciation (IPA): /sɪˈseʃən/
Example Sentences
- The teenager threatened secession from the family dinner table after being served broccoli for the third night in a row.
- Brexit was essentially the UK's secession from the European Union.
- My cat's secession from the household lasted exactly five minutes until dinnertime.
secession
NOUN[/sɪˈseʃən/]
the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state
Southern states announce their secession from the Union in a grand 1860s hall.
From heated session to secession procession
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🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Latin 'secessio', which comes from 'secedere' meaning 'to withdraw' or 'to depart'. In ancient Rome, the term originally referred to the act of plebeians withdrawing from the city as a form of political protest against the patrician class.
Breakdown
se- (apart, away) + cedere (to go, yield) + -ion (act or state of). The root 'secedere' literally means 'to go apart', with the suffix '-ion' forming the noun denoting the action or process of withdrawing.
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📝Examples
“The teenager threatened secession from the family dinner table after being served broccoli for the third night in a row.”
“Brexit was essentially the UK's secession from the European Union.”
“My cat's secession from the household lasted exactly five minutes until dinnertime.”
“The state's secession attempt was deemed unconstitutional by the federal court.”
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