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Partitionist

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Noun

1. partitionist

an advocate of partitioning a country

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Partitionist

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noun
1. 
a division into parts; separation
2. 
something that separates, such as a large screen dividing a room in two
3. 
a part or share
4. 
a division of a country into two or more separate nations
5. property law
a division of property, esp realty, among joint owners
6. mathematics
any of the ways by which an integer can be expressed as a sum of integers
7. logic, mathematics
a. 
the division of a class into a number of disjoint and exhaustive subclasses
b. 
such a set of subclasses
8. biology
a structure that divides or separates
9. rhetoric
the second part of a speech where the chief lines of thought are announced
verb (transitive)
10. (often foll by off)
to separate or apportion into sections
to partition a room off with a large screen
11. 
to divide (a country) into two or more separate nations
12. property law
to divide (property, esp realty) among joint owners, by dividing either the property itself or the proceeds of sale

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Partitionist

see synonyms of partitionist
noun
1. 
a parting or being parted; division into parts; separation; apportionment
2. 
something that separates or divides, as an interior wall dividing one room from another
3. 
a part or section; portion; compartment
4.  Law
the process of dividing property and giving separate title to those who previously had joint or common title
verb transitive
5. 
to divide into parts or shares; apportion
6. 
to set off or divide by a partition

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Partitionist

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n.
One who advocates partition of a country.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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