[
US
/ˈsɛpɝətɪst/
]
[ UK /sˈɛpəɹˌætɪst/ ]
[ UK /sˈɛpəɹˌætɪst/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
a breakaway faction
NOUN
- an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union)
How To Use separatist In A Sentence
- Counterinsurgency operations failed to end support for the separatists.
- The separatists and the integrationists both seek to make a difference and, in the process, make a buck.
- Not Old Labour malcontents - they could vote for the Scottish Socialists; not separatists - they had a choice of two parties.
- Just two years ago, a trade delegation from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was also attacked by separatists here, resulting in one death and two injuries.
- There was anger and immediate condemnation from all parties save Euskal Herritarok, perceived as the separatist group's political wing.
- The five have been detained by police since late last year on suspicions of illegal separatist activities in the troubled province.
- Politicians in the centre worried that the extra financial clout of the provinces could encourage separatists.
- Other nations, especially developing countries, have taken tough stands against what they perceive as separatist forces.
- She remains deeply troubled by separatist movements.
- Therefore, I wonder how much more freedom of travel and association you would like the separatists to have?