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separatism

[ sep-er-uh-tism ]

noun

  1. a principle or policy advocating withdrawing or seceding from an established union, such as a church, nation, etc.:

    The move toward separatism may become more powerful as the country’s economy melts down.



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Polls suggest the Bloc Quebecois, a party advocating for Quebec separatism that only runs candidates in the French-speaking province, is in third place, with the left-leaning New Democratic Party trailing behind in fourth.

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“This may not be the mecca of white separatism, but it is the breeding ground.”

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"They are proud of India's economic transformation since the 1990s and will not be sympathetic to Sikh separatism. Historically, the Liberals have been quite politically successful with the Sikh vote, especially in British Columbia."

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China has used the threat of "violent terrorism, radicalisation and separatism" in the past to justify the mass detention of the country's minority Uyghur population.

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This is based on an Old Testament-based worldview fusing Christian and American identities, rooted in parallels between America and Israel, which was commanded to maintain cultural and blood purity, often through war, conquest and separatism.

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