defección

Definitions of defección
  1. noun
    withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
    synonyms: abandono, deserción
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    types:
    desviacionismo
    ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)
    type of:
    retirada
    the act of withdrawing
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