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desertion

desertion Desertion is the act of leaving or abandoning the side, group, or cause to which one had belonged.

Desertion is the act of leaving or abandoning the side, group, or cause to which one had belonged. In the historical passage here, it refers to a prominent member quitting one faction and thereby strengthening its opponents.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Mohammedanism” (Mohammedanism).
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