The belief in or advocacy for breaking apart a union, especially the dissolution of a country or political entity.
From disunion + -ism (suffix indicating a doctrine or movement), specifically the ideological position supporting the separation of unified political entities.
Disunionism was literally the ideology of American Confederate secessionists—the term captures how they viewed separation not as rebellion but as legitimate political philosophy.
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