secessionist

From secession +‎ -ist.

secessionist (plural secessionists)

1. A person who secedes or supports secession from a political union or an alliance or organisation.

   Antonym: centralist

   Coordinate term: devolutionist

   Gustav Klimt was of the Viennese secessionist school.

• A common usage is for supporters of the Confederacy during the United States Civil War.

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secessionist (comparative more secessionist, superlative most secessionist)

1. seceding or supporting secession.

• As well as being applied to people and movements, 'secessionist' is commonly used to describe opinions or beliefs and the form of their expression in books, articles, or speeches.