Defection
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defection-204-9359031
title:
Defection
text:
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 defec
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Giving up of allegiance to one state for allegiance to another
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defection
date created:
2003-11-30T16:27:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T02:17:29Z
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