Word of the Day:
secede
What It Means
To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.
To split or to withdraw one or more constituent entities from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.
Secede in Context
““The horror, the horror”, said venture capitalist Shervin Pishevar, an Uber investor who made a call for California to secede from the US.”
Did You Know?
From Latin secedere, from se- (“apart”) + cēdō (“to go”).
Source and license
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