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secede [sɪˈsiːd] vb
(intr; often foll by from) (of a person, section, etc.) to make a formal withdrawal of membership, as from a political alliance, church, organization, etc. [from Latin sēcēdere to withdraw, from sē- apart + cēdere to go] seceder n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
secede verb withdraw, leave, resign, separate, retire, quit, pull out, break with, split from, disaffiliate, apostatize On 20 August 1960 Senegal seceded. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If a minority in such case will secede rather than acquiesce, they make a precedent which in turn will divide and ruin them; for a minority of their own will secede from them whenever a majority refuses to be controlled by such minority. |
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