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How to use defection in a sentence

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One defection from the government dissolved Temaru's majority and the censure motions passed by a single vote.
And, anticipating the defection of the supposed hero to the dark side, there is a preponderance of broodily low-key numbers.
The unilateral defection of some localities altered the incentives of other localities.
The amnesty was offered after Ieng Sary led a mass defection of thousands of Khmer Rouge forces to the government.
The costs of defection, for its weaker participants, would assuredly be higher than are the costs of continued compliance.
To complete a second mill, growers were charged higher fees, resulting in the defection of many Depression-weary members.
After the defection of Tito's Yugoslavia in 1948, potential 'Titoists' elsewhere were liquidated as a precaution.
A single additional defection could mean losing a vote of no confidence, leading to early elections.
The company is expected to announce an alliance with that company in an attempt to stem the defection of customers to the cable companies.
It's no wonder then, that Paul calls down God's curse, God's anathema, His ban on those behind their potential defection from Christ.
Dissolution may be sought when the government loses a vote of confidence or its majority is threatened by split or defection.
Moreover, her defection from the Democrats occurred soon after the failure of the coalition proposal.
Being a follower of Christ is full of risks, since we are constantly threatened by sin, lack of freedom and defection.
A defection from Labour ranks to the Scottish Socialist Party in Renfrewshire a month ago means that Labour can only win votes with the casting vote of the provost.
Apostasy by definition is duplicity and falseness, a withdrawal and defection from the Gospel and true godliness.
The controversial defection law was put on ice yesterday pending a Constitutional Court decision, leaving some politicians in limbo and others scrambling for survival.
These soldiers had no place to hide after their defection but went to the people living in these neighbourhoods to give them a shelter.
The byelection, caused by the defection of the Tory MP Mark Reckless, is likely in early November.
While his defection may prove a double-edged sword for Labour, and it may even disrupt Ukip, it is really horrible for David Cameron.
As is normal journalistic protocol, I sought opinion on the mass defection from the party leader.
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Examples from Classical Literature
Who would have returned as you have returned to advise me of the defection of my grooms?
James heard of his host's defection with impassivity and a glance of his eyeglass.
If Abednego Danner was hurt at his son's defection from his own college, he said nothing.
After my defection, or misappropriation, he solaced himself by trying to make one or two other friendships.
Reason or the fact that he had defected or what he might have known about his defection.
Peter's vacillation had its counterpart in the defection of the Galatians.
What he foresaw was the defection of the great labor unions and the rise of the castes.
This defection from within not made up by sustentation from without.
A coup de Raguse is a defection, in allusion to the Duke of Ragusa.
This foreshadowing of a slow social evolution was made when Ernest was first depressed by the defection of the great unions.
The French had accounted for this unexpected defection on the part of their ally in various ways.
Not only by defection of our own, but by the force of arms of another.
The defection of his old instructor in wood-lore disturbed him.
What would make their defection more certain was the irregularity of pay.
Kitty and Lydia take his defection much more to heart than I do.
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