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Sedition vs Secession - What's the difference?

sedition | secession |

As nouns the difference between sedition and secession

is that sedition is sedition (insurrection or rebellion) while secession is secession.

sedition

English

(wikipedia sedition)

Noun

(en noun)
  • organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing.
  • insurrection or rebellion

    • Related terms

    * seditious

    See also

    * mutiny

    Anagrams

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    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