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Recession vs Secession - What's the difference?

recession | secession |

As nouns the difference between recession and secession

is that recession is the act or an instance of receding or withdrawing while secession is the act of seceding.

recession

English

(wikipedia recession)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • Mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice.
  • A period of reduced economic activity
    • ''Statisticians often define a recession as negative, real GDP growth during two consecutive quarters.
  • The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.

    • Synonyms

    * (receding) withdrawal * (ceremonial) return procession

    Antonyms

    * (period of reduced economic activity) boom

    Derived terms

    * recessionary * recessionista

    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