secession
secession Lexical Profile
secession Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The action of formally withdrawing from membership of a federation, union, or political and religious organization.
"The history textbook examined the economic and political factors that led to the state's secession from the union."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'secession' (the act of formally withdrawing from a federation or organization) with 'succession' (a number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic and following one after the other, or the action of inheriting a title or office) or 'cession' (the formal giving up of rights, property, or territory by a state).
• Rhymes for secession
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Latin 'secessio' ('a withdrawal or going apart'), derived from 'secedere', combining 'se-' ('apart') and 'cedere' ('to go' or 'to yield'). In ancient Rome, it originally referred to the 'secessio plebis', an informal political strike in which plebeians temporarily evacuated the city to force patrician concessions.