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secession

/səˈsɛʃən/

Meanings
noun
The act of seceding.

Examples :

"That year, secession was enacted on account of unreasonable policies."
politics government nation state history action

Related Words

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policies noun

/ˈpɑləsiz/ /ˈpɑlɪsiz/

A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body.

"The Communist Party has a policy of returning power to the workers."

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that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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year noun

/jɪə/ /jɪɹ/ /jɜː/

A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).

"we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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on verb

/ɒn/ /ɔn/

To switch on

"Can you on the light?"

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enacted verb

/ɪˈnæktɪd/ /ɛˈnæktɪd/

To make (a bill) into law

"The city council enacted a new law banning single-use plastic bags. "

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act noun

/æk/

Something done, a deed.

"an act of goodwill"

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account noun

/ə.ˈkaʊnt/

A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.

"The family's monthly account showed they spent more than their income. "

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seceding verb

/səˈsiːdɪŋ/ /sɪˈsiːdɪŋ/

To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.

"Due to disagreements over club rules, several members considered seceding from the school's debate team. "

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unreasonable adjective

/ʌnˈɹiːz(ə)nəbl̩/

Without the ability to reason; unreasoning.

"The dog barked incessantly at the mailman, an unreasonable display of fear. "