defection

Example Sentences

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Whitford's defection came a day after he voted with his Reform UK colleagues to pass the party's first county council budget after it took control of the authority after May's local elections.

From BBC

The pace of defection stunned auto executives, who scrambled to remake their lineups.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We may have the occasional election loss. We may even have the odd defection, but we will never be beaten," he said.

From BBC

Meanwhile, a drumbeat of defections have given the party a dose of that elusive political currency: momentum.

From BBC

In a letter obtained by BBC, Badenoch insisted the defections were "a minor setback, not a defining moment" for her party, and called for unity.

From BBC