variants
or less commonly antiseparatist
: opposing or hostile toward separatism
Probably the most effective argument used by antiseparatist forces has been economic: Quebec can prosper within Canada, but risks economic disaster by going on its own.—
Paul Thagard
Paul Thagard
anti-separatist
noun
or less commonly antiseparatist
The future of the United Kingdom is much more important than petty party squabbles and saving the Union in 2014 should be the number one priority for all anti-separatists this year.
—Alan Cochrane
Alan Cochrane
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In 1984, an anti-separatist campaign culminated in Operation Blue Star, an Indian army assault against Sikh separatists holed up in the Golden Temple, the holiest site of Sikhism.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2023
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Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2023
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“Anti-separatist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-separatist. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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