Secesh is a pejorative, ethnopolitical term used chiefly in the American Civil War era to refer to Confederate secessionists or supporters who advocated independence for the Confederacy. In modern historical discourse it denotes a member of or supporter of secessionist movements, often with a regional or partisan nuance. The term is loaded and informal, best avoided in neutral scholarly writing unless quoting historical speech. Typical usage references a specific group or sentiment rather than a formal designation.
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