Used in a Sentence

separatist

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for separatist.

Editorial note

In this case the US is giving aid to the Ukrainian military in their support of the government against separatist rebels, no?

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A person who advocates or seeks the splitting of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of separatist gathered in one view.

noun

A person who advocates or seeks the splitting of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

noun

Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics.

adjective

Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for separatist.

noun

A person who advocates or seeks the splitting of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

noun

Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics.

adjective

Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

Example sentences

1

In this case the US is giving aid to the Ukrainian military in their support of the government against separatist rebels, no?

2

If you can be tricked into doing this, there's not much difference between the FBI and some separatist group.

3

A separatist government was responsible for composing the referendum questions in both of Quebec's sovereignty votes.

4

Referendums and separatist governments with draconian language laws have significantly retarded Quebec's economy over the years.

5

Their separatist governments have also used the specter of separation to extort concession after concession out of the federal government.

6

The first separatist movement of course was the demand for Pakistan prior to independence.

7

Google's policy seems consistent to me: actual territorial disputes between sovereign nations are handled one way, and separatist movements are handled another.

8

You could say the same thing for many separatist movements around the world.

9

I don't doubt that there are people in Ukraine actually supportive of, and legitimately participating in, that separatist movement.

10

We'll ignore for now the command links amongst separatist leaders reaching back to Russia, because even if those were completely absent the question would remain valid.

11

I am somewhat cheered by Putin's apparent lukewarm views towards the separatist movements in eastern Ukraine, though this could be a complete front.

12

And let's not lose sight of the fact that people who speak in blanket statements who are suppose to be objective are generally positing a very separatist idea.

Quote examples

1

Russia's further involvement invading the east of Ukraine (under the guise of simply supporting an "organic" separatist movement) is further seriously troubling.

2

It's probably worth noting that "Hamas" isn't the same as "Palestinians." There have been many radical, separatist, and probably even nihilistic groups in the United States that have won elections in various states.

3

As time has passed, the part called "India" today has faced a few separatist movements, but has held together primarily by creating a more successful shared narrative so it means something to be "Indian" in addition to being a Punjabi or Gujurati or Muslim, Hindu or Jain.

4

This is the time we got the various unsavory elements like lesbianism as a political identity, the idea that male homosexuality is a result of misogyny (espoused by the Redstockings, for example), separatist feminism, "womyn born womyn" and the radical feminist transphobia espoused by Janice Raymond, Mary Daly, Sheila Jeffreys, Germaine Greer and I think even Gloria Steinem at one point.

Proper noun examples

1

Separatist parties mine the emotional level.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use separatist in a sentence?

In this case the US is giving aid to the Ukrainian military in their support of the government against separatist rebels, no?

What does separatist mean?

A person who advocates or seeks the splitting of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

What part of speech is separatist?

separatist is commonly used as noun, adjective.