seceder
Definition
- Noun:
- A person who withdraws from a group or organization: A "seceder" is an individual who formally leaves a political party, religious body, federation, or other association, typically due to disagreement with its policies, principles, or direction.
Usage Examples
- (A person who left a political organization.)
- (Individuals who withdrew from a larger group.)
- (A person who left a religious body.)
Advanced Usage
"to be a seceder from": to be someone who has withdrawn from a specific group.
- He was known as a seceder from the trade union during the strike. (He left the union during a labour dispute.)
"seceder state": a region or territory that has formally withdrawn from a larger political entity.
- The seceder state declared independence from the federation. (A breakaway region.)
Variants and Related Words
Secede (verb): to withdraw formally from a group or organization.
- The southern states seceded from the Union in 1861. (They formally left the United States.)
Secession (noun): the act of withdrawing from a group or organization.
- The secession of the region led to a civil war. (The formal withdrawal caused conflict.)
Secessionist (noun/adj): a person who supports or advocates secession; relating to secession.
- The secessionists demanded a referendum on independence. (Supporters of withdrawal.)
Synonyms
- Defector: someone who leaves a group, especially a political party or country, to join another.
- Dissenter: someone who disagrees with official opinion, but not necessarily leaving.
- Withdrawer: a person who pulls out of an association or agreement.
Related Idioms
To go one's own way: to act independently, often by leaving a group.
- After years of disagreement, the seceder decided to go his own way. (He chose to leave and act alone.)
To break away: to separate from a larger group.
- The seceder broke away from the coalition to form a new party. (He withdrew to create a separate entity.)