Secession

n.	1.	The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal.
	2.	(U.S. Hist.) The withdrawal of a State from the national Union. Secession Church in Scotland). See Seceder.

Noun	1.	secession - an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s Synonyms: sezession
	2.	Secession - the withdrawal of eleven Southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War
	3.	secession - formal separation from an alliance or federation Synonyms: withdrawal

agreement to disagree, alienation, apostasy, backsliding, betrayal, bolt, break, breakaway, breaking, counter-culture, defection, dereliction, deserter, desertion, difference, disaccord, disagreement, disapprobation, disapproval, disloyalty, disparity, dissatisfaction, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, diversity, dropping out, faithlessness, going over, minority opinion, nonagreement, nonassent, nonconcurrence, nonconformity, nonconsent, opposition, ratting, recidivation, recidivism, recreancy, recusance, recusancy, rejection, repudiation, retirement, schism, separation, treason, turning traitor, underground, variance, walkout, withdrawal

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