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defection::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abandonment, desertion |
| Type of | withdrawal |
| Has types | decampment, abscondment, unauthorized absence, deviationism, absence without leave |
| Derivation | defect |
defection::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | apostasy, renunciation |
| Type of | rejection |
| Derivation | defect |
Examples of defection
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That is what makes the defection of Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa a heavy blow.
From the thenewstribune.com
People close to Boehner say he wants a significantly smaller GOP defection rate.
From the denverpost.com
With Pixar heading out the door, Eisner hardly needs another big name defection.
From the businessweek.com
A further blow to the Ottomans was the defection of their fleet to Muhammad Ali.
From the en.wikipedia.org
So does Carney's defection show the media are crawling with pro-Obama liberals?
From the washingtonpost.com
Briscoe's defeat prompted a defection of conservatives to the Republican Party.
From the chron.com
First, today the Syrian regime appeared to suffer another high level defection.
From the npr.org
The special covers the less well-known period before his defection to the West.
From the usatoday.com
Sure, KU and Jayhawks fans reacted childishly to Mizzou's defection to the SEC.
From the stltoday.com
- Desertion: withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
- Apostasy: the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
- In politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state or political entity in exchange for allegiance to another. More broadly, it involves abandoning a person, cause or doctrine to whom or to which one is bound by some tie, as of allegiance or duty.
- Emigration (emigration has become so popular in communist countries that people are literally dying to get out)
