noun
- a person who supports or advocates secession from a political union
adjective
- relating to or supporting secession from a political union
Examples
- The secessionist movement gained momentum in the southern states.
- He was known as a prominent secessionist leader during the Civil War era.
- The secessionist party called for independence from the federal government.
- Many secessionists believed their state had the right to leave the union.
- The newspaper published secessionist editorials throughout 1860.
- Secessionist sentiment was strongest in the rural counties.