defection
noun
de·fec·tion
di-ˈfek-shən 
: conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
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Party leaders pushed him out, using a drip-drip-drip campaign of leaks and defections that Biden must have resented.
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Eugene Robinson, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Despite a cascade of defections from within his own party in recent weeks, President Joe Biden has been able to count on labor unions as a bulwark against diminishing support for his re-election bid.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 July 2024
In defending their decision to back Trump, Andreessen and Horowitz treat their defection from red to blue as simply a logical business matter based on patriotic concerns, and beg their friends and relatives to see their decision in that light.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 19 July 2024
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Gavin Newsom is ‘all in’ for President Biden as defections grow.
—Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
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Eugene Robinson, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Despite a cascade of defections from within his own party in recent weeks, President Joe Biden has been able to count on labor unions as a bulwark against diminishing support for his re-election bid.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 July 2024
In defending their decision to back Trump, Andreessen and Horowitz treat their defection from red to blue as simply a logical business matter based on patriotic concerns, and beg their friends and relatives to see their decision in that light.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 19 July 2024
Related Articles Letters: Encouraging crime | Elevate birds Letters: Harden homes | Artificial turf
Gavin Newsom is ‘all in’ for President Biden as defections grow.
—Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
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“Defection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defection. Accessed 6 Aug. 2024.
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