breakaway has definitions from the field of politics
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[ noun ] (politics) the act of breaking away or withdrawing from

Synonyms

breaking_away

Examples

: "there was a breakaway by the discontented members" "a breaking away from family and neighborhood"

Used in print

(Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)

It gave them all a chance to make a high-speed climbing turn attack and a break-away that would not take them into the overcast or force a tight turn recovery .

Related terms

secession secede

2
[ adjective ] designed to break or tear or come apart easily

Examples

"breakaway highway signposts"

Related terms

weak

3
[ adjective ] having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude

Examples

"a breakaway faction"

Related terms

independent

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