disunionist
[ dis-yoon-yuh-nist ]
noun
a person who advocates or causes disunion.
U.S. History. a secessionist during the period of the Civil War.
Origin of disunionist
1Other words from disunionist
- dis·un·ion·ism, noun
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How to use disunionist in a sentence
Every Unionist ought to wish the new government to succeed; and every disunionist must desire it to fail.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Seven | Abraham LincolnHe said that in talking with a disunionist a few days ago he asked what the South demanded and what would satisfy them.
The Life of Lyman Trumbull | Horace WhiteIt was only slowly and very deliberately that Washington identified himself with the disunionist cause.
The Loyalists of Massachusetts | James H. StarkThere is no disunionist, that I know of, in the delegation from the State of Alabama.
The Life of Jefferson Davis | Frank H. AlfriendHe was active in many ways as an abolitionist, but was not a disunionist.
Liberty In The Nineteenth Century | Frederic May Holland
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