separatist
noun
sep·a·rat·ist
ˈse-p(ə-)rə-tist 
ˈse-pə-ˌrā-
: one that favors separatism: such as
a
capitalized
: one of a group of 16th and 17th century English Protestants preferring to separate from rather than to reform the Church of England
b
: an advocate of independence or autonomy for a part of a political unit (such as a nation)
c
: an advocate of racial or cultural separation
separatist
adjective
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Kyiv said Moscow was sending Russian troops there to help pro-Russian separatists, but the Kremlin denied the accusations, insisting that Kyiv conduct direct negotiations with the breakaway republics there, and in another eastern region, Luhansk.
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Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
The season focuses on the arrival of white separatists, led by businessman Ethan Zobelle (Adam Arkin) and his henchman A.J. Weston (Henry Rollins), who hope to drive SAMCRO out of Charming.
—EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Before its full-scale invasion that began on Feb. 24, 2022, Russian forces had invaded the Crimean Peninsula in 2014, and then backed and armed pro-Russian separatists in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Armen Sarkisyan, founder of the Ukrainian separatist group Arbat Battalion that fights for Russia, was killed in a grenade blast at an elite residential building in Moscow.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
The season focuses on the arrival of white separatists, led by businessman Ethan Zobelle (Adam Arkin) and his henchman A.J. Weston (Henry Rollins), who hope to drive SAMCRO out of Charming.
—EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Before its full-scale invasion that began on Feb. 24, 2022, Russian forces had invaded the Crimean Peninsula in 2014, and then backed and armed pro-Russian separatists in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Armen Sarkisyan, founder of the Ukrainian separatist group Arbat Battalion that fights for Russia, was killed in a grenade blast at an elite residential building in Moscow.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Separatist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separatist. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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separatist
noun
sep·a·rat·ist
ˈsep(-ə)-rət-əst
: a person who favors separation (as from a church or party)
separatism
noun
-rə-ˌtiz-əm
separatist
adjective
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