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disunionist

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dis⋅un⋅ion⋅ist

  [dis-yoon-yuh-nist]
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–noun
1. a person who advocates or causes disunion.
2. U.S. History. a secessionist during the period of the Civil War.
Origin:
1825–35, Americanism; disunion + -ist

Related forms:
dis⋅un⋅ion⋅ism, noun
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dis·un·ion·ist   (dĭs-yōōn'yə-nĭst)   
n.  An advocate of disunion, especially a secessionist during the U.S. Civil War.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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