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SECESSIONISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does secessionism mean?
• SECESSIONISM (noun)
The noun SECESSIONISM has 1 sense:
1. a doctrine that maintains the right of secession
Familiarity information: SECESSIONISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A doctrine that maintains the right of secession
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("secessionism" is a kind of...):
doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)
Derivation:
secessionist (an advocate of secessionism)
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