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
What cause, what excuse do disunionists give us for breaking up the best Government on which the sun of heaven ever shed its rays?
Key-Notes of American Liberty | VariousNay, more, he actually sides with the Disunionists in their claims.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 7 (of 20) | Charles SumnerWe have an overplus of native demagogues, fanatics, ultraists, disunionists and bigots—without importing any from Europe.
Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution | L. Carroll JudsonThe mischief, he declared, was due to Southern disunionists and Northern Abolitionists.
The Negro and the Nation | George S. MerriamIf the Loyalists were really a majority, as they claimed to be, the disunionists were determined to break them up.
The Loyalists of Massachusetts | James H. Stark
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