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Secession vs Defection - What's the difference?

secession | defection |

As nouns the difference between secession and defection

is that secession is the act of seceding while defection is an act or incidence of defecting.

secession

English

Noun

(wikipedia secession) (en noun)
  • The act of seceding.

    • Usage notes

    A common example of usage is the withdrawal of 11 Southern states of the United States of America from the Union in 1860–1861, precipitating the U.S. civil war

    Related terms

    * secessionist

    defection

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an act or incidence of defecting

    • Related terms

    * defect * defective * defector * deficiency * deficient * deficit