Synonyms: separationist, separatist
Definition: an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union)
Similar words: advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent
Definition: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
Synonyms: separatist, fissiparous, breakaway
Definition: having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
Usage: a breakaway faction
Similar words: independent
Definition: free from external control and constraint
Usage: an independent mind; a series of independent judgments; fiercely independent individualism