A "separatist group" refers to a group of people who want to break away or separate from a larger organization or country. They seek to establish their own independent entity believing that it is better for them to exist separately. Full definition
Referred to as «Uncle Leland» by his co-conspirators, the San Francisco Democrat allegedly offered to smuggle millions of dollars worth of automatic weapons into the United States from a Muslim separatist group in the Philippines in exchange for campaign contributions, according to the FBI affidavit. (calnewsroom.com)
Geneva - It was a short - lived, somewhat chaotic scene in Geneva Thursday that marked the end point of nearly six decades of armed struggle by Basque separatist group ETA. (digitaljournal.com)
Previously a wealthy shipping port, by the mid-80s, the city was under threat from Basque separatist group ETA's terrorism, most of its shipyards and steel mills had closed, one in five workers was unemployed, and it had become one of the most polluted cities in the world. (aestheticamagazine.com)