What is one who holds to the belief that a State has the right to separate from the Union at its will called?
secessionist — (U.S. Hist.) One who holds to the belief that a State has the right to separate from the Union at its will. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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