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secession
[si-sesh-uhn]
noun
an act or instance of seceding.
(often initial capital letter), the withdrawal from the Union of 11 Southern states in the period 1860–61, which brought on the Civil War.
(usually initial capital letter), a style of art in Germany and Austria concurrent with and related to Art Nouveau.
secession
/ sɪˈsɛʃən /
noun
the act of seceding
(often capital) the withdrawal in 1860–61 of 11 Southern states from the Union to form the Confederacy, precipitating the American Civil War
secession
The withdrawal from the United States of eleven southern states in 1860 and 1861. The seceding states formed a government, the Confederacy, in early 1861. Hostilities against the remaining United States, the Union, began in April 1861 (see Fort Sumter), and the Civil War followed.
Other Word Forms
- secessional adjective
- nonsecession noun
- nonsecessional adjective
- secessionist noun
- secessionism noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of secession1
Word History and Origins
Origin of secession1
Example Sentences
"The public mobilization we see in Catalonia inspires us," she told AFP, referring to the northeastern region of Spain that mounted a secession bid in 2017.
A key sticking point is an amnesty law for those prosecuted in the northeastern Catalonia region's failed 2017 secession bid, Spain's worst political crisis in decades.
The Confederacy appropriated the Declaration in an attempt to legitimize secession, with President Jefferson Davis citing “the American idea that governments rest upon the consent of the governed.”
A referendum on secession could be held as soon as next year.
Supporters of "the former regime or terrorist organisations" were barred from membership, as were advocates of "secession, division or seeking foreign intervention".
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