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Definition of: disunionist
(dis·y
n′yən·ist) noun
1. An advocate of disunion.
2. In U.S. history, one who, before and during Civil War of 1861, favored the dissolution of the Union.
3. In English history, an opponent of the Act of Union with Ireland of 1801. Compare UNIONIST.
—dis·un′ion·ism noun
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