secede
They discussed the newly emerging possibility that the Holyrood Scottish Parliament might move towards secession.
The Italian region of Alto Adige South Tyrol had a strong secession movement, headed by the German-speaking majority in the region.
the secession of the Southern states following the start of the American Civil War in 1861
The group's board voted 31-13 to support secession.

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secession | American Dictionary

secession
noun[ U ]
us/sɪˈseʃ·ən/
US history
the act of leaving an organization or government, esp. the decision of a state to separate from the government of the United States:
Dabney had opposed secession at first.

Examples of secession

secession
These calculations would be further complicated under the extraordinary circumstances of secession, internal strife in border regions, and civil war.
It examines significantly more cases of ethnic regions (forty-five) than any previous regression analysis of secession, making for much more precise and reliable results.
And when these fail, there is the inevitable discussion of self-determination and secession.
The views of these townfolk on secession and on the major events of the time are revealing.
Of course, secession is perceived as a radical option that is politically difficult to achieve.
Its main objective is political self-determination through either secession or autonomy.
Such a development would carry with it the serious risk of secession by adversely affected states.
I leave aside the possibility that states will, in the end, accept a secession that does not meet these criteria.
Who is to say that individual welfare or freedom is enhanced by secession?
An immediate consequence of secession is a change in the scope and content of the political economy of the parent nation.
Grounded in a unique people and imbued with moral and spiritual authority, the organic nation clearly legitimated the national state that faced secession.
If these post hoc acts of recognition have a legal valence, then the law is even more favorable to secession that these critics admit. 113.
In spite of its focus on a sovereign national conference and clamour for ' true federalism ', it is confused over the issue of secession (p. 181).
Abolitionists had differed among themselves about how the founders' legacies applied to the matter of secession.
This is a lengthy study, whose strength is in the detailed narrative of secession.
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