Separatist

Definitions

1. Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatic movements.
2. A person who advocates or seeks the splitting of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonym: secessionist”

“On rare occasions French-Canadian separatists have⟳ resorted to violence.”

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