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What (who) is DEFECTING - definition
GIVING UP OF ALLEGIANCE TO ONE STATE FOR ALLEGIANCE TO ANOTHER IN A MANNER CONSIDERED ILLEGITIMATE BY THE FIRST STATE
Defectors; Defection (politics); Defected; Defector; Defecting
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defector
(defectors)
A defector is someone who leaves their country, political party, or other group, and joins an opposing country, party, or group.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
defection
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Defection
·noun Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion; failure in duty; a falling away; apostasy; backsliding.
Wikipedia
Defection
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In politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state in exchange for allegiance to another, changing sides in a way which is considered illegitimate by the first state. More broadly, defection involves abandoning a person, cause, or doctrine to which one is bound by some tie, as of allegiance or duty.
This term is also applied, often pejoratively, to anyone who switches loyalty to another religion, sports team, political party, or other rival faction. In that sense, the defector is often considered a traitor by their original side.
Examples of use of DEFECTING
1. Four years later, with security moms defecting to George W.
2. "We spoke about their remaining and not defecting to another party.
3. If members of Chen‘s party begin defecting, the measure could succeed.
4. Frankly, I don‘t see any of these groups defecting en masse to McCain.
5. Two Tory MPs accused of "defecting" to Labour faced a backlash in their constituencies.