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secessional

American  
[si-sesh-uhn-uhl] / sɪˈsɛʃ ən əl /

adjective

  1. relating to or promoting secession or withdrawal from a federation, association, or union.

  2. Secessional, relating to a particular instance of secession or to the historical period when it occurred.

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I'm captain of this company, and I've swore allegiance to the Amalgamated States regardless of sectional, secessional, and Congressional differences.

From Options by Henry, O.

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