secessionist
adjective uk/sɪsˈeʃ.ən.ɪst/ us/sɪsˈeʃ.ən.ɪst/
分裂主义的
relating to or supporting secession (= the act of becoming independent and no longer part of a country, area, organization, etc.)
secessionist movements 分裂主义运动
See: secede
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- the Yugoslav secessionist wars of the 1990s
- It did not affect those crossing the border from the secessionist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
- The letter sought to prohibit the secessionist parishes from using the church buildings.
- Other countries face their own secessionist movements - Spain with the Basques, Romania with ethnic Hungarians, and Russia with Chechens.
- For years, about a dozen Indian secessionist rebel groups have maintained bases in Burma's jungles.
secessionist
noun [ C ] uk/sɪsˈeʃ.ən.ɪst/ us/sɪsˈeʃ.ən.ɪst/
分裂主义者
someone who supports the idea of independence and no longer being part of a country, area, organization, etc.
He was an ardent secessionist before the American Civil War. 在美国内战之前，他是一个狂热的分裂主义者。
See: secede
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- The mayor believes the city should negotiate with secessionists so that a clear proposal is placed before voters.
- Secessionists don't yet have anyone to head their campaign and fund-raising efforts.
- An ardent secessionist, he resigned from the U. S. Navy even before his home state of Alabama seceded.
- Secessionists in Aceh, Indonesia, are battling the government.
- He denounced "tribal secessionists and traitors".