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disunion

[dis-yoon-yuhn] / dɪsˈyun yən /


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Here is the quintessential Westerner about to transform himself from Honest Abe the rail-splitter into Father Abraham, the avuncular statesman capable of handling the looming crisis over disunion and slavery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

“To choose love over hate, unity over disunion, progress over retreat.”

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2023

Over the next three years, the country descended into disunion, followed by civil war.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2022

He also proposed a constitutional amendment specifying a dual presidency—one office that would represent the South and another for the North—a suggestion that hinted at the possibility of disunion.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

It is an army of remarkable unity, fighting for disunion.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara