secede
verb
se·cede
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seceded;
seceding
Definition of secede
: to withdraw from an organization (such as a religious communion or political party or federation)
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Examples of secede in a Sentence
South Carolina seceded from the Union in 1860.
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With her gone, the calls for Scotland to secede from the U.K. may increase. — Billy Perrigo, Time, "Why the Resignation of a Key Scottish Leader Is a Sign the U.K. Could Break Apart Over Brexit," 29 Aug. 2019 Many in the south dislike the government, as well as the Houthis, and hope to secede. — The Economist, "Politics this week," 15 Aug. 2019 The California legislature’s rebellion against President Trump’s polices may be the most serious one that an individual state has mounted against the federal government since South Carolina threatened to secede over cotton tariffs in the 1830s. — Michael Greenberg, The New York Review of Books, "Michael Greenberg," 17 Jan. 2019 Therefore, what’s going on would be a little bit like Illinois suddenly deciding to secede from the United States. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, "Rory Stewart Insists that Brexit Is Different from Trump," 12 June 2019 There are dangerous indications that regions want to secede. — Yohannes Gedamu, Quartz Africa, "The underlying tension behind Ethiopia’s flawed federal system and its risks," 26 June 2019 John Quincy Adams warned that if the South seceded, the war powers clause of the Constitution empowered the federal government to emancipate slaves to suppress the rebellion, a policy Lincoln embraced shortly after the Civil War began. — Nicholas Guyatt, The New York Review of Books, "‘No Property in Man’: An Exchange," 6 June 2019 Factions debated the terms of readmission for states that had seceded. — Michael O’donnell, WSJ, "‘The Impeachers’ Review: No One Said It Would Be Easy," 17 May 2019 Gulf Shores is the first city to secede from the county school system and will open its doors as a separate city school system in August. — al.com, "Here are the changes Alabama lawmakers made to schools this year," 22 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'secede.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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secede
verb
English Language Learners Definition of secede
: to separate from a nation or state and become independent
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secede
verb
se·cede
| \ si-ˈsēd
\
\
seceded;
seceding
Kids Definition of secede
: to end an association with an organization (as a country)
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