a political secession

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• Secession — (derived from the Latin term secessio) is the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or especially a political entity. It is not to be confused with succession, the act of following in order or sequence.ecession TheoryMainstream… …   Wikipedia

• Political dissent — refers to any expression designed to convey dissatisfaction with or opposition to the policies of a governing body. Such expression may take forms from vocal disagreement to civil disobedience to the use of violence. Historically, repressive… …   Wikipedia

• Secession — Se*ces sion (s[ e]*s[e^]sh [u^]n), n. [L. secessio: cf. F. s[ e]cession. See {Secede}.] 1. The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal. [1913 Webster] 2. (U.S …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Secession Church — Secession Se*ces sion (s[ e]*s[e^]sh [u^]n), n. [L. secessio: cf. F. s[ e]cession. See {Secede}.] 1. The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• secession — (n.) 1530s, from L. secessionem (nom. secessio), noun of action from pp. stem of secedere secede, from se apart (see SECRET (Cf. secret)) + cedere to go (see CEDE (Cf. cede)). Originally in a Roman historical context, temporary migration of… …   Etymology dictionary

• Secession in the United States — Attempts or aspirations of secession have been a feature of the politics of the United States since the country s birth. The line between actions based on a constitutional right of secession as opposed to actions justified by the… …   Wikipedia

• Political status of Taiwan — The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan (or Taiwan Issue as referred to by the Communist Party of China) hinges on whether Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu should remain effectively independent as territory of the Republic of… …   Wikipedia

• Political status of Kosovo — The political status of Kosovo and Metohija is the subject of a long running political and territorial dispute between the Serbian (and previously, the Yugoslav) government and Kosovo s largely ethnic Albanian population, stemming from the… …   Wikipedia

• political system — Introduction       the set of formal legal institutions that constitute a “government” or a “ state.” This is the definition adopted by many studies of the legal or constitutional arrangements of advanced political orders. More broadly defined,… …   Universalium

• Political general — A political general is a general without significant military experience who is given a high position in command due to political connections or to appease certain political blocs. This concept was most prominent during the American Civil War.… …   Wikipedia

• secession — secessional, adj. /si sesh euhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of seceding. 2. (often cap.) U.S. Hist. the withdrawal from the Union of 11 Southern states in the period 1860 61, which brought on the Civil War. 3. (usually cap.) Fine Arts. a style of… …   Universalium