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secede Verb [-ceding, -ceded] to make a formal withdrawal of membership from a political alliance, federation, or group: it will secede from the federation within six months [Latin se- apart + cedere to go]
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secede verb withdraw, leave, resign, separate, retire, quit, pull out, break with, split from, disaffiliate, apostatize 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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