The phrase "secession movement" refers to a group of individuals or a political movement that wants to separate or break away from a larger group or organization, usually within a country, with the goal of establishing an independent entity.
Sentences with «secession movement»
Among others, this requires unanimous approval by all present members — which might get blocked by Spain as well as by a few other member states who are afraid of secession movements within their own borders. (politics.stackexchange.com)
Rodin, regarded as the «father of modern sculpture» and Klimt, a founding member of the Viennese Secession movement, both departed from conventional aesthetics to alter the course of art in the 20th century and beyond. (lssartadvisory.com)
It is also worth noting that the recent Catalan secession movement has had only a local effect on Spanish markets. (pathstone.com)