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What does separatism mean?

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Noun
  1. A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony).
  2. The practice of treating members of different societal groups in a politically, legally, or economically different manner.
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There was no political separatism in France during this period, only a cultural regionalism that was entirely compatible with national unity.
Would the member please withdraw the comment he made about advocating separatism.
They gave ultimatums, including the ever-present cloud of separatism, that had the Feds shaking in their boots.
The curse of nationalism and religious separatism has to be recognised and accepted as a force.
At first a strong advocate of Black separatism, he was prepared to condone violence as a means of self-defence.
But it is only in the past 40 years that separatism has entered the political mainstream.

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